John Tracy (1722–1793) was the 7th
Viscount of Rathcoole, baron and the Warden of
All Souls College, Oxford
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Title
Viscount Tracy is the title given to
Rathcoole Rathcoole may refer to:
* Rathcoole, County Dublin, a village in County Dublin, Ireland
* Rathcoole (Newtownabbey), a large housing estate in Newtownabbey, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
* Rathcoole, County Cork, a village in north west Cork
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in the
County of Dublin, a title in the
Peerage of Ireland. He was also titled the Right Honourable and Reverend.
He succeeded Thomas Charles Tracy, 6th Viscount Tracy in 1792 and on his death in 1793 was followed by his brother
Henry Leigh Tracy, 8th Viscount Tracy.
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Education
He was educated at John Roysse's Free School
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Concept
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* Freethought, a position that beliefs should be formed only on the basis of logic, reason, and empiricism
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in Abingdon. (now Abingdon School
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) from 1732-1741.
He was a Doctor of Divinity
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Career
Tracy was Viscount of Rathcoole and became Warden of All Souls College, Oxford in 1766.
He was a Steward of the Old Abingdonian Club in 1745.
See also
* List of Old Abingdonians
Old Abingdonians are former pupils of Abingdon School or, in some cases, Honorary Old Abingdonians who have been awarded the status based on service to the School. The Old Abingdonians also run the Old Abingdonian Club (OA club) which is an organ ...
References
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1722 births
1793 deaths
People educated at Abingdon School
Wardens of All Souls College, Oxford