Samuel Foley

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Samuel Foley (1655–1695), was bishop of Down and Connor.

Life

Foley was eldest son of Samuel Foley of Clonmel and Dublin (d. 1695), younger brother of Thomas Foley, founder of the Old Swinford Hospital. His mother, Elizabeth, was sister of Colonel Solomon Richards of Polsboro, Wexford. He was born at Clonmel 25 November 1655, was admitted fellow-commoner of Trinity College, Dublin, 8 June 1672, was elected fellow 11 June 1697, and was ordained in the church of Ireland in 1678. On 14 February 1688–9 he was installed chancellor of St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, and was attainted by James II's parliament in the same year. On 4 April 1691 he became dean of Achonry and precentor of Killala. He proceeded D.D. of Trinity College in the same year. On 4 Oct. 1694 he was enthroned bishop of Down and Connor in succession to Thomas Hacket, who had been deprived for gross neglect of duty.

He died of fever at Lisburn 22 May 1695, and was buried there. The bishop was married, and left issue.

Writings

Two sermons, one preached 19 Feb. 1681–2, and the other 24 April 1682.
An Account of the Giant's Causeway published in the Philosophical Transactions for 1694.
‘An Exhortation to the Inhabitants of Down and Connor concerning the Religious Education of their Children (Dublin 1695)

Foley left some manuscripts on the controversy between Protestantism and Roman Catholicism to the library of Trinity College, Dublin.

References

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "Foley, Samuel". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900. Check date values in: |date= (help)

v t e Bishops of Down

Down and Connor	Robert Blyth Eugene Magennis James MacCawell John Merriman Hugh Allen Edward Edgeworth John Charden Roben Humpston John Todd James Dundas Robert Echlin Henry Leslie Jeremy Taylor Roger Boyle Thomas Hacket Samuel Foley Edward Walkington Edward Smyth Francis Hutchinson Carew Reynell John Ryder John Whitcombe Robert Downes Arthur Smyth James Traill William Dickson Nathaniel Alexander Richard Mant (became Bishop of Down, Connor and Dromore)

Down, Connor and Dromore	Richard Mant Robert Knox William Reeves Thomas Welland John Crozier Charles D'Arcy Charles Grierson John MacNeice King Irwin

Down and Dromore	William Kerr Frederick Mitchell George Quin Robin Eames Gordon McMullan Harold Miller

Persondata
Name	Foley, Samuel
Alternative names
Short description	Irish bishop
Date of birth	1655
Place of birth
Date of death	1695
Place of death

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