William Bissett (bishop)
William Bissett was an Anglican bishop in the Church of Ireland.[1][2] He was the last Bishop of Raphoe, although he declined to be the Archbishop of Dublin.[3] He had previously been Archdeacon of Ross.[4]
Bissett was educated at Christ Church, Oxford.[5] He was the author of a study of Edmund Burke.[6]
Bissett died at Lessendrum, Aberdeenshire on 5 September 1834 aged 78.[7]
References
- ^ Community Trees
- ^ “British and Irish paintings in public collections: an index of British and Irish oil paintings by artists born before 1870 in public and institutional collections in the United Kingdom and Ireland” Wright,C/Gordon,C.M/Peskett Smith,M Yale, Yale University Press, 2006 ISBN 0300117302
- ^ Jackson's Oxford Journal (Oxford, England), 20 September1834; Issue 4247
- ^ The Morning Chronicle (London, England), Tuesday, September 16, 1834; Issue 20297
- ^ Oxoniensia
- ^ Berrow's Worcester Journal (Worcester, England), Thursday, September 18, 1834; Issue 6871. 19th Century British Library Newspapers: Part II.
- ^ The Ipswich Journal (Ipswich, England), Saturday, September 20, 1834; Issue 5035
| Persondata |
| Name |
Bissett, William |
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| Date of birth |
1756 |
| Place of birth |
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| Date of death |
September 5, 1834 |
| Place of death |
Lessendrum Aberdeenshire |