James Hawkins (bishop)

James Hawkins was an Irish Anglican bishop in the 18th and 19th centuries.[1][2]

A former Dean of Emly, Hawkins was the Bishop of Dromore from 1775 to 1780 and Bishop of Raphoe from then until his death on 23 June 1807.[3][4]

Church of Ireland titles
Preceded by
William Newcome
Bishop of Dromore
1775–1780
Succeeded by
William Beresford
Preceded by
John Oswald
Bishop of Raphoe
1780–1807
Succeeded by
John George de la Poer Beresford

References

  1. ^ Tuesday's Post continued, Jackson's Oxford Journal (Oxford, England), 4 July 1807; Issue 2827
  2. ^ Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I., (1986), Handbook of British Chronology (Third ed.), Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, ISBN 0-521-56350-X
  3. ^ Community Trees
  4. ^ Births, Deaths, Marriages and Obituaries, The Morning Post (London, England), 30 June 1807; Issue 11347, 19th Century British Library Newspapers: Part II