Lord Robert Tottenham
| The Rt Revd The Lord Robert Tottenham DD MA | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Killaloe and Kilfenora[1] | |
| In office 1804–1820 | |
| Bishop of Ferns and Leighlin | |
| In office 1820 – 1822[2] | |
| Bishop of Clogher | |
| In office 1822 – 1850[3] | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 September 1773 |
| Died | 28 April 1850 |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Spouse(s) | Hon. Alicia Maude 8th child and 6th daughter of |
| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
| Religion | Church of Ireland |
Robert Ponsonby Tottenham (Robert Ponsonby Loftus until 1806) was an Irish Anglican Bishop in the first half of the 19th century.[5]
He was born the younger son[6] of Charles Loftus, 1st Marquess of Ely in Woodstock, County Wicklow [7] on 5 September 1773 [8] and educated at Christ Church, Oxford.[9] He was Precentor of Cashel from 1798 until 1804[10] when he was elevated to the Episcopate[11] as Bishop of Killaloe and Kilfenora.[12] Upon his father's death, he inherited the Tottenham Green estate, changing his surname to Tottenham.[9] In 1820 he was translated[13] to Ferns [14] and two years later to Clogher.[15] He died in post[16] on 28 April 1850.[17]
References
- ↑ Church of Ireland- Clare
- ↑ “Enniskellen long ago” Bradshaw,W.H: Dublin, George Herbert, 1878
- ↑ Ireland Old News
- ↑ ” A General and heraldic dictionary of the peerage and baronetage of the British Empire” Burke,J London, Colburn,H/ Bentley, R 1832
- ↑ Burke's Peerage 1967 p1201
- ↑ Clare Library
- ↑ National Archives
- ↑ thePeerage.com
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Tottenham name
- ↑ The Morning Chronicle (London, England), Wednesday, December 5, 1804; Issue 11091
- ↑ National Library of Ireland
- ↑ "A New History of Ireland" Moody, T.M; Martin, F.X; Byrne, F.J; Cosgrove, F:Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0-19-821745-5
- ↑ RDS
- ↑ Fryde, E. B; Greenway, D. E; Porter, S; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology (Third Edition, revised ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
- ↑ Cotton, Henry (1849). The Succession of the Prelates and Members of the Cathedral Bodies of Ireland. Fasti ecclesiae Hiberniae. Vol. 3, The Province of Ulster. Dublin: Hodges and Smith. pp. 73–77
- ↑ Clogher Anglican
- ↑ The Times, Wednesday, May 01, 1850; pg. 8; Issue 20477; col B Ireland
| Church of England titles | ||
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| Preceded by Nathaniel Alexander |
Bishop of Killaloe and Kilfenora 1804–1820 |
Succeeded by Richard Mant |
| Preceded by Percy Jocelyn |
Bishop of Ferns and Leighlin 1820–1822 |
Succeeded by Thomas Elrington |
| Bishop of Clogher 1822–1850 |
Succeeded by Archbishops of Armagh | |
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