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Thomas Richard England | |
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| Born | 1790 |
| Died | 1847 (aged 56–57) |
| Nationality | Irish |
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Thomas Richard England (1790–1847), was an Irish priest and biographer.
England was the younger brother of John England, bishop of Charleston. He was born at Cork in 1790, and after taking holy orders in the Roman Catholic Church was appointed curate of the church of St. Peter and St. Paul in his native city. He became parish priest of Glanmire, and afterwards of Passage West, County Cork, where he died on 18 March 1847.
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain : "England, Thomas Richard". Dictionary of National Biography . London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
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