John Gwynn (priest)
John Gwynne[1] was a 19th-century Irish Anglican dean.[2]
He was born on 28 August 1827 and educated at Trinity College, Dublin, becoming a Fellow in 1853. In 1856 he became Warden of St Columba's College, Dublin. In 1863 he became Rector of Ramelton.[3] He was Dean of Raphoe from 1873 to 1882 when he became Dean of Derry, a post he held for only one year.[4] In 1883 he returned to Trinity as a lecturer in Divinity (academic discipline). An expert in the Syriac language, he was made Regius Professor in 1888.[5]
He died on 3 April 1917.[6]
References
- ↑ thePeerage.com
- ↑ “A New History of Ireland” Moody,T.W; Martin,F.X; Byrne,F.J;Cosgrove,A: Oxford, OUP, 1976 ISBN 0-19-821745-5
- ↑ The Clerical Directory, London, Crockfords, 1872
- ↑ Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (3rd ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
- ↑ THE CHURCH OF IRELAND . The Belfast News-Letter (Belfast, Ireland), Tuesday, October 23, 1888; Issue 22869
- ↑ Death Of Dr. John Gwynn The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Apr 04, 1917; pg. 9; Issue 41444
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| Preceded by Edward Chichester, 4th Marquess of Donegall |
Dean of Raphoe 1873–1882 |
Succeeded by Edward Bowen |
| Preceded by Charles Seymour |
Dean of Derry 1882–1883 |
Succeeded by Andrew Ferguson Smyly |
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