Thomas Graves (priest)

Thomas Ryder Graves (1745-1828) was a clergyman in the Church of Ireland during the 18th century.[1]

He was the elder brother of Richard Graves, Dean of Ardagh; the grandfather of Charles Graves, Bishop of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe; and, the ancestor of the playwright Clotilde Graves. He was educated at Kilkenny College before entering Trinity College, Dublin. He was Dean of Ardfert from 1785 to 1802[2] when he became Dean of Connor,[3] which office he held until 1811.[4] His eldest son, Major-General James William Graves (1774-1845), fought at the Battle of Waterloo.

References

  1. ↑ "History of the Church of Ireland: From the revolution to the union of the Churches of England and Ireland, January 1, 1801" Mant, R: London, J.W. Parker, 1840
  2. ↑ “A New History of Ireland” Moody,T.W; Martin,F.X; Byrne,F.J;Cosgrove,A: Oxford, OUP, 1976 ISBN 0-19-821745-5
  3. ↑ “Handbook of British Chronology” By Fryde, E. B;. Greenway, D.E;Porter, S; Roy, I: Cambridge, CUP, 1996 ISBN 0-521-56350-X, 9780521563505
  4. ↑ "Fasti ecclesiæ hibernicæ: the succession of the prelates in Ireland" Cotton,H Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1860
Church of England titles
Preceded by
Office in abeyance		 Dean of Ardfert
1785–1802 		Succeeded by
Gilbert Holmes
Preceded by
Richard Dobbs		 Dean of Connor
1802–1811 		Succeeded by
Theophilus Blakeley