Richard Butler | |
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Born | c.1796 |
Died | 1862 |
Occupation | Anglican priest |
Known for | Irish history |
Title | Reverend |
Richard Butler (1795/6–1862) was a Church of Ireland priest during the 19th century. [1] [2]
Butler was born in County Meath, the son of Richard Butler of Granard. [1] He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin. [3] He matriculated at Balliol College, Oxford in 1813, aged 17, and graduated B.A. there in 1817. He was vicar of Trim, and Dean of Clonmacnoise from 1847. [1] [4] He married Harriet Edgeworth (1801–1889), sister of Maria Edgeworth. [5]
Richard Butler | |
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Born | c.1796 |
Died | 1862 |
Occupation | Anglican priest |
Known for | Irish history |
Title | Reverend |
Richard Butler (1795/6–1862) was a Church of Ireland priest during the 19th century. [1] [2]
Butler was born in County Meath, the son of Richard Butler of Granard. [1] He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin. [3] He matriculated at Balliol College, Oxford in 1813, aged 17, and graduated B.A. there in 1817. He was vicar of Trim, and Dean of Clonmacnoise from 1847. [1] [4] He married Harriet Edgeworth (1801–1889), sister of Maria Edgeworth. [5]