Isaac Mann (December 1710 – 10 December 1788) was

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from 1772 to 1788. Mann was born in

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in 1710 and was brought to

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as a child, being supported by

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Robert Jocelyn, 1st Viscount Jocelyn Robert Jocelyn, 1st Viscount Jocelyn PC (I) SL (c. 1688 ? – 3 December 1756) was an Anglo-Irish politician and judge and member of the Peerage of Ireland, best known for serving as Lord Chancellor of Ireland. Biography Early life Jocelyn w ...

. He served as Jocelyn's household

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for several years. It was a standing joke in Dublin that Mann was frequently mistaken for Jocelyn, since Mann had far more of the grand manner than Jocelyn, who was notably modest and unassuming.Ball, F. Elrington "The Judges in Ireland 1221-1921" London John Murray 1926 Mann was educated at

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, obtaining a

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in 1730. He was Archdeacon of Dublin from 1757 until his elevation to the

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. Mann died in

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in 1788. He was buried in Ballinaspic, then his remains were transferred to Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral in 1861. He had no children of his own but adopted his nieces Frances and Susannah Mann. Frances married Christopher Townshend, and Susannah married the Venerable Joseph Weld,

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