Francis Watson (priest)

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Francis Metcalf Watson was Dean of Leighlin from 1868 [1] until 1876. [2]

He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin and was the incumbent at Leighlinbridge. [3] He died on 3 December 1876. [4]

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References

  1. THE ESTABLISHED CHURCH The Belfast News-Letter (Belfast, Ireland), Tuesday, 24 March 1868; Issue 34101
  2. "Fasti ecclesiae Hibernicae : the succession of the prelates and members of the Cathedral bodies of Ireland" Cotton, H
  3. Return of Number of Clergymen and Ecclesiastics in Irish Church commuted under Irish Church Act. Dippam. 1874. p. 20. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  4. Births, Deaths, Marriages and Obituaries Freeman's Journal and Daily Commercial Advertiser (Dublin, Ireland), Thursday, 14 December 1876