John West (priest)

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John West was an Irish Anglican priest. [1] He was Dean of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin in the Church of Ireland from 1864 to 1889. [2]

Educated at Trinity College, Dublin, he was ordained in 1830 and began his ordained ministry career as curate at Monkstown, County Dublin. He was the incumbent at St Ann's Dublin, [3] and then archdeacon of the city before his appointment to the eanery, [4] a post he held for 25 years. [5] He died on 5 July 1890. [6]

His son Charles Dickinson West became an engineer and naval architect.

References

  1. ↑ "Ecclesiastical Intelligence". The Hampshire Advertiser. No. 4514. Southampton, England. 14 September 1889. p. 7.
  2. ↑ Handbook of British Chronology by Fryde, E. B;. Greenway, D. E; Porter, S; Roy, I: Cambridge, CUP, 1996 ISBN   052156350X, 9780521563505
  3. ↑ "The Historical Background". St Ann's Church – St Stephen's Church. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  4. ↑ A New History of Ireland by Theodore William Moody, F. X. Martin, Francis John Byrne
  5. ↑ The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory, London, Hamilton & Co 1889
  6. ↑ "Obituary The Rev. Dr West". The Times. No. 33057. 7 July 1890. p. 6; col F.
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