George Heather

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George Abraham Heather was an Anglican priest in Ireland in the second half of the nineteenth century [1] and the first decade of the 20th.

Allen was educated at Trinity College, Dublin. After a curacy in Ardrahan he was Rector of St John, Cincinnati from 1860 to 1962; Secretary of the CMS in Ireland from 1863 to 1967; and Incumbent of Dugort from 1866 to 1871. He was Rector of Achonry from 1871; an Honorary Canon of St. Crumnathy's Cathedral, Achonry from 1875 to 1894; Archdeacon of Achonry from 1894 to 1895; and Dean of Achonry (and Prebendary of Kilmovee) from 1895. He died on 7 February 1907. [2]

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References

  1. Crockford's Clerical Directory 1898 p9 622: London, Horace Cox, 1898
  2. "Heather, George Abraham" . Who's Who & Who Was Who . Vol. 1920–2016 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 23 December 2017.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)