James MacManaway (1860 – 29 November 1947) was an Anglican

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. Born in County Roscommon in 1860, MacManaway was educated at Trinity College, Dublin and

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in 1888. He was Curate of

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then

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; and after that the

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. He became a

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of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, in 1912 and Archdeacon of

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in 1917. He was appointed

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in 1923 and served the

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for 20 years. He died on 29 November 1947. MacManaway married Sarah Thompson from County Kilkenny with whom he had sons Lancelot, Richard and James Godfrey and Daughter Mary. His son,

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, was also a

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clergyman and became a politician.''Judicial Committee Of The Privy Council Clergyman's Right To Sit In House Of Commons, In The Matter Of The Rev. J. G. Macmanaway''. ''

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'' Wednesday, 26 July 1950; pg. 4; Issue 51753; col F

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Macmanaway, James 1947 deaths Alumni of Trinity College Dublin Archdeacons of Clogher 20th-century Anglican bishops in Ireland Bishops of Clogher (Church of Ireland) 1860 births Christian clergy from County Roscommon