Joshua Berkeley (2 January 1743 – 18 June 1807) was an

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during the late decade of the 18th century and the first four of the 19th. Berkeley was born in

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and educated at

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and

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He was

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from 1782 until his death. There is a monument to Berkeley within

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."History and Antiquities of the Cathedral Churches of Great Britain" Storer, J.S. p88: London; Rivingtons, Murray; Hatchard; Clarke; Taylor; and Sherwood, Neely & Jones; 1817 It is by

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People educated at Westminster School, London Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford Deans of Tuam 18th-century Irish Anglican priests 19th-century Irish Anglican priests 1807 deaths 1743 births Christian clergy from Derry (city) {{Ireland-Anglican-clergy-stub