James Agar was a 19th-century

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. The son of

Charles Agar, 1st Earl of Normanton Charles Agar, 1st Earl of Normanton (22 December 1736 – 14 July 1809), was an Anglo-Irish clergyman of the Church of Ireland. He served as Dean of Kilmore, as Bishop of Cloyne, as Archbishop of Cashel, and finally as Archbishop of Dublin from ...

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from 1801 until 1809, he was educated at

Westminster School (God Gives the Increase) , established = Earliest records date from the 14th century, refounded in 1560 , type = Public school Independent day and boarding school , religion = Church of England , head_label = Hea ...

and

Christ Church, Oxford Christ Church ( la, Ædes Christi, the temple or house, '' ædēs'', of Christ, and thus sometimes known as "The House") is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. Founded in 1546 by King Henry VIII, the college is uniqu ...

. He was

Archdeacon of Kilmore The Archdeacon of Kilmore is a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Diocese of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh. The archdeaconry can trace its history from Maelisa Mac Gillco Erain, the first known incumbent, who died in 1199 to the current incum ...

from 1810 to 1866'DEATH OF THE HON. ARCHDEACON AGAR' The Morning Post (London, England), Saturday, September 22, 1866; pg. 5; Issue 28949

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19th-century Irish Anglican priests Archdeacons of Kilmore Alumni of Trinity College Dublin 1866 deaths 1781 births {{Ireland-Anglican-clergy-stub