John Freind Robinson, 1st Baronet (born Freind; 15 February 1754 – 16 April 1832) was Archdeacon of Armagh from 1786 until his resignation in 1797.
Life
Robinson was the son of Dean William Freind;Henry John Todd, ''Some Account of the Deans of Canterbury'', Canterbury, 1793, pp. 219-224. nephew of Archbishop
Richard Robinson, 1st Baron Rokeby
Richard Robinson, 1st Baron Rokeby (1708 – 10 October 1794), was an Anglo-Irish churchman.
Life
He was a younger son of William Robinson (died 1720) of Rokeby, Yorkshire and later of Merton, Surrey and Anne Walters (died 1730), daughter a ...
, and grandson of
Robert Freind Robert Freind (1667–1751) was an English clergyman and headmaster of Westminster School.
Life
Freind, eldest son of the Rev. William Freind (also Friend), rector of Croughton, Northamptonshire, was born there, and at an early age was sent to Wes ...
, headmaster of
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 ...
. His mother was Grace Robinson and Freind became heir to her brother, who was created Baron Rokeby.
Freind was born in
Witney
Witney is a market town on the River Windrush in West Oxfordshire in the county of Oxfordshire, England. It is west of Oxford. The place-name "Witney" is derived from the Old English for "Witta's island". The earliest known record of it is as ...
, and was educated at Westminster School, and then Christ Church, Oxford. On 3 January 1774, he was appointed by his uncle, with his elder brother the Reverend William Maximilian Friend, as a Registrar of the Prerogative Court. In 1821 he resigned and was immediately re-appointed to the same position which was then granted to him for his life by Archbishop William Stuart on 25 April 1821. He was
Prebendary
A prebendary is a member of the Roman Catholic or Anglican clergy, a form of canon with a role in the administration of a cathedral or collegiate church. When attending services, prebendaries sit in particular seats, usually at the back of th ...
in Armagh Cathedral from 1778 to 1786; Archdeacon of Armagh from 1786 to 1797 and
Precentor
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of
Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin
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from 1797 to 1823.
Freind assumed, by sign manual, the surname of Robinson in 1793 to succeed to the estates of his uncle, Baron Rokeby. He was created a
baronet
A baronet ( or ; abbreviated Bart or Bt) or the female equivalent, a baronetess (, , or ; abbreviation Btss), is the holder of a baronetcy, a hereditary title awarded by the British Crown. The title of baronet is mentioned as early as the 14t ...