William Magenis
William Magenis (c. 1770 – 22 January 1825) was an Anglo-Irish priest who served as Dean of Kilmore from 1801[1] until his death at age 54.[2][3]
Magenis, also spelt Magennis, was the second of two sons of Richard Magenis, MP in the Parliament of Ireland, and Elizabeth Berkeley, daughter of Col. William Berkeley and niece of George Berkeley, Bishop of Cloyne. His elder brother was Richard Magenis, MP for Enniskillen, who was the father of diplomat Sir Arthur Magenis.[4]
There is a memorial to him in Kilmore Cathedral.[5]
References
- ^ A New History of Ireland Moody, T.W; Martin, F.X; Byrne, F.J; Cosgrove, A: Oxford, OUP, 1976 ISBN 0-19-821745-5
- ^ "Friday's Post" The Ipswich Journal (Ipswich, England), Saturday, February 5, 1825; Issue 4530
- ^ "Fasti ecclesiae Hibernicae : the succession of the prelates and members of the Cathedral bodies of Ireland". Retrieved 6 February 2012.
- ^ Burke, Bernard (1899). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Ireland. Harrison & sons. p. 291. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
- ^ "Co. Cavan; Ireland Newspaper Abstracts". www.irelandoldnews.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
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Preceded by George de la Poer Beresford | Dean of Kilmore 1801– 1825 | Succeeded by |
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Deans of Kilmore
- John Hill
- Nicholas Bernard
- Henry Jones
- Lewis Downes
- Edward Dixie
- William Jephson
- Enoch Reader
- Richard Reader
- Jeremiah Marsh
- John Madden
- Henry Maxwell
- Charles Agar
- Thomas Webb
- George Beresford
- William Magenis
- The Hon. Henry Vesey-FitzGerald/The Lord FitzGerald and Vesey
- Thomas Carson
- John Massy-Beresford
- William Stone
- Isaac Coulter
- William Askins
- Charles Combe
- David Godfrey
- Raymond Ferguson
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