John Vesey (archbishop of Tuam)
For other people named John Vesey, see John Vesey (disambiguation).
John Vesey (10 March 1638 – 28 March 1716) was a Church of Ireland clergyman.
Biography
He was installed as Dean of Cork on 4 November 1667,[1] and made Bishop of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe in 1672.[2] In 1678 he became Archbishop of Tuam,[3] and in 1712 and 1714 he served as one of the Lords Justices of Ireland.[4] His children included:
- Sir Thomas Vesey, 1st Baronet, ancestor of the Viscounts de Vesci
- Agmondisham Vesey, ancestor of the Earls of Lucan
- John Vesey, Archdeacon of Kilfenora, ancestor of the Barons Fitzgerald and Vesey
- William Vesey
- Francis Vesey
- Mary, married to Sir Robert Staples, 4th Baronet
- Elizabeth, married to Richard Dawson, ancestor of the Earls of Dartrey
- Anne, married to Henry Bingham, ancestor of the Barons Clanmorris.[5]
References
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Wikisource has the text of the 1885–1900 Dictionary of National Biography's article about Vesey, John. |
| Church of Ireland titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Roger Boyle |
Dean of Cork 1667–1672 |
Succeeded by Arthur Pomeroy |
| Preceded by Francis Marsh |
Bishop of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe 1672–1679 |
Succeeded by Simon Digby |
| Preceded by John Parker |
Archbishop of Tuam 1679–1716 |
Succeeded by Edward Synge |
| Government offices | ||
| Preceded by Sir Constantine Phipps Richard Ingoldsby |
Lord Justice of Ireland 1712–1713 With: Sir Constantine Phipps |
Succeeded by The Duke of Shrewsbury as Lord Lieutenant |
| Preceded by The Duke of Shrewsbury as Lord Lieutenant |
Lord Justice of Ireland 1714 With: the Archbishop of Armagh and Sir Constantine Phipps, temp. Queen Anne the Archbishop of Dublin and the Earl of Kildare, temp. George I |
Succeeded by The Earl of Sunderland as Lord Lieutenant |
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