Thomas Benson (1654 – 1715) was an

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during the late 17th and early 18th centuries. Benson was educated at

Trinity College, Dublin , name_Latin = Collegium Sanctae et Individuae Trinitatis Reginae Elizabethae juxta Dublin , motto = ''Perpetuis futuris temporibus duraturam'' (Latin) , motto_lang = la , motto_English = It will last i ...

. He was the Archdeacon of Kildare from 1681 until his death.;"Fasti ecclesiae Hibernicae : the succession of the prelates and members of the Cathedral bodies of Ireland Vol II" Cotton, H pp246/7: Dublin, Hodges,1848

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1715 deaths Alumni of Trinity College Dublin 17th-century Irish Anglican priests 18th-century Irish Anglican priests 1654 births Archdeacons of Kildare Christian clergy from County Kildare {{Ireland-Anglican-clergy-stub