Jerome Ryves,
M.A. was an
Irish Anglican
Anglicanism is a Western Christian tradition that has developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the context of the Protestant Reformation in Europe. It is one of th ...
Dean.
["The History and Antiquities of the Collegiate and Cathedral Church of St. Patrick Near Dublin, from it Foundation in 1190, to the Year 1819: Comprising a Topographical Account of the Lands and Parishes Appropriated to the Community of the Cathedral, and to Its Members, and Biographical Memoirs of Its Deans" Mason, W.M. p217:Dublin, W.Folds, 1820]
He belonged to the Irish branch of the gifted and numerous Ryves family of
Dorset, whose principal seat was Damory Court. He was the son of Charles Ryves (died 1675), Master in the Court of Chancery, and his wife Jane Ogden, and grandson of
Sir William Ryves
Sir William Ryves (1570–1647) was a barrister and judge , and a member of a distinguished Dorsetshire family. He enjoyed a successful legal career in Ireland, holding office as Attorney-General for Ireland and as a justice of the Court of Kin ...
, justice of the
Court of King's Bench (Ireland), the first of the family to settle in Ireland. Sir
Richard Ryves
Sir Richard Ryves (1643–1693) was a seventeenth-century Irish judge who served for several years as Recorder of Dublin, and subsequently as a Baron of the Exchequer.Ball, F. Elrington "The Judges in Ireland 1221-1921" London John Murray 1926 p.60 ...
,
Recorder of Dublin, was his brother.
[Burke, John ''"Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland"'' London Henry Colburn 1836 Vol.3 p.51]
Educated at
Trinity College, Dublin
, name_Latin = Collegium Sanctae et Individuae Trinitatis Reginae Elizabethae juxta Dublin
, motto = ''Perpetuis futuris temporibus duraturam'' (Latin)
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, motto_English = It will last i ...
, he was
Chancellor
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of
St Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin
Saint Patrick's Cathedral ( ir, Ard-Eaglais Naomh Pádraig) in Dublin, Ireland, founded in 1191 as a Roman Catholic cathedral, is currently the national cathedral of the Church of Ireland. Christ Church Cathedral, also a Church of Ireland cat ...
from 1690 to 1699; and
Dean St. Patrick's Cathedral Dublin from 1699 until his death on 1 February 1705.
["Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 2" Cotton,H. pp103/4 Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848-1878]
He married Anne Maude, daughter of Anthony Maude of
County Tipperary and Alice Hartstonge, daughter of
Sir Standish Hartstonge, 1st Baronet
Sir Standish Hartstonge, 1st Baronet (1627–August 1701Oliver 1973 pp.42, 45) was an English-born lawyer who had a distinguished career as a judge in Ireland, but was twice removed from office. He was also a very substantial landowner in Ireland ...
, Baron of the
Court of Exchequer (Ireland), and sister of
Sir Robert Maude, 1st Baronet.
[They had one daughter Anne (or Alice), who married Thomas le Hunt. The marriage provided Jerome with a useful link to the Church of Ireland hierarchy, as his wife was a niece of John Hartstonge, who became Bishop of Ossory in 1693. ][
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Notes
Alumni of Trinity College Dublin
Irish Anglicans
Deans of St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin
1705 deaths
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