John Alexander (2 September 1833 – 10 September 1908) [1] was an Irish Anglican priest who served as Dean of Ferns from 1899 until his death in 1908. [2]
Alexander was born and raised in the parish in Ferns, County Wexford, [2] the son of John Alexander, LL.D, and Mary Molony. [3] His father was rector of Carne and was rumoured to be in consideration for the Dean of Ferns in 1862. [4] The family was of Scottish descent and descended from the Alexanders of Menstrie. [5]
He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin and ordained in 1858. [6] After curacies at Dysart Enos, Stradbally and Callan he was Rector of Corclone from 1869 to 1876; and then of Mulrankin until his appointment as Dean.[ citation needed]
In 1866, he married Caroline Jacob, daughter of Dr. John Edmund Jacob. [7] Their son, Major R. G. C. Alexander of the Royal Garrison Artillery, married Daysie Hudson-Kinahan, daughter of Sir Edward Hudson-Kinahan, in 1909. [8]
References
- ^ Whitaker, Joseph (1910). An Almanack for the Year of Our Lord ... J. Whitaker. p. 436. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
- ^ a b "The Late Dean of Ferns". Dublin Daily Express. 24 November 1908. p. 4.
-
^ Walford, Edward (1871).
The County Families of the United Kingdom. Robert Hardwicke. p.
13.
John Alexander.
- ^ "The Deanery of Ferns". Dublin Evening Mail. 10 September 1862. p. 2.
-
^ Rogers, Charles (1877).
Memorials of the Earl of Stirling and of the House of Alexander. p.
45. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
rector of Carne, County Wexford.
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1908 p14: London, Horace Cox, 1908
- ^ Addison, Henry Robert; Oakes, Charles Henry; Lawson, William John; Sladen, Douglas Brooke Wheelton (1905). Who's Who. A. & C. Black. p. 26. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
- ^ "Fashionable Weddings". Dublin Daily Express. 26 September 1912. p. 4.
 | This article about an Irish Anglican cleric is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
John Alexander (2 September 1833 – 10 September 1908) [1] was an Irish Anglican priest who served as Dean of Ferns from 1899 until his death in 1908. [2]
Alexander was born and raised in the parish in Ferns, County Wexford, [2] the son of John Alexander, LL.D, and Mary Molony. [3] His father was rector of Carne and was rumoured to be in consideration for the Dean of Ferns in 1862. [4] The family was of Scottish descent and descended from the Alexanders of Menstrie. [5]
He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin and ordained in 1858. [6] After curacies at Dysart Enos, Stradbally and Callan he was Rector of Corclone from 1869 to 1876; and then of Mulrankin until his appointment as Dean.[ citation needed]
In 1866, he married Caroline Jacob, daughter of Dr. John Edmund Jacob. [7] Their son, Major R. G. C. Alexander of the Royal Garrison Artillery, married Daysie Hudson-Kinahan, daughter of Sir Edward Hudson-Kinahan, in 1909. [8]
References
- ^ Whitaker, Joseph (1910). An Almanack for the Year of Our Lord ... J. Whitaker. p. 436. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
- ^ a b "The Late Dean of Ferns". Dublin Daily Express. 24 November 1908. p. 4.
-
^ Walford, Edward (1871).
The County Families of the United Kingdom. Robert Hardwicke. p.
13.
John Alexander.
- ^ "The Deanery of Ferns". Dublin Evening Mail. 10 September 1862. p. 2.
-
^ Rogers, Charles (1877).
Memorials of the Earl of Stirling and of the House of Alexander. p.
45. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
rector of Carne, County Wexford.
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1908 p14: London, Horace Cox, 1908
- ^ Addison, Henry Robert; Oakes, Charles Henry; Lawson, William John; Sladen, Douglas Brooke Wheelton (1905). Who's Who. A. & C. Black. p. 26. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
- ^ "Fashionable Weddings". Dublin Daily Express. 26 September 1912. p. 4.
|
| This article about an Irish Anglican cleric is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |