Thomas St Lawrence was

Bishop of Cork and Ross The Bishop of Cork and Ross is an episcopal title which takes its name after the city of Cork and the town of Rosscarbery in Republic of Ireland. The combined title was first used by the Church of Ireland from 1638 to 1660 and again from 1679 to ...

from 1807 and died in post on 10 February 1831. He had previously been

Dean of Cork Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral ( ga, Ardeaglais Naomh Fionnbarra) is a Gothic Revival three-spire Church of Ireland cathedral in the city of Cork. It is located on the south bank of the River Lee and dedicated to Finbarr of Cork, patron saint of ...

(1796 to 1807).

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(York, England), Saturday, October 10, 1807; Issue 893. 19th Century British Library Newspapers: Part II He was a younger son of

Thomas St Lawrence, 1st Earl of Howth Thomas St Lawrence, 1st Earl of Howth (10 May 1730 – 29 September 1801) was Anglo-Irish peer and lawyer. Howth was the eldest son of William St Lawrence, 14th Baron Howth and Lucy Gorges, daughter of General Richard Gorges and his first wife N ...

and his wife Isabella King, daughter of

Sir Henry King, 3rd Baronet Sir Henry King, 3rd Baronet PC (I) (c. 1681 – 1 January 1740) was an Anglo-Irish politician. King was the second son of Sir Robert King, 1st Baronet, and Frances Gore. He sat in the Irish House of Commons as the Member of Parliament for Boyle ...

and Isabella Wingfield. The St Lawrences were among the oldest of the

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families, having been Lords of the peninsula of

Howth Howth ( ; ; non, Hǫfuð) is an affluent peninsular village and outer suburb of Dublin, Ireland. The district as a whole occupies the greater part of the peninsula of Howth Head, which forms the northern boundary of Dublin Bay, and includes ...

in north

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since 1177. He married Frances Coghlan, daughter of the Rev Henry Coghlan and had seven children. All three of his sons followed him into the Church: none reached the rank of

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, but Edward was

Archdeacon of Ross The Archdeacon of Ross was the only archdeacon in the medieval Diocese of Ross, acting as a deputy of the Bishop of Ross. The following is a list of archdeacons: List of archdeacons of Ross * Robert, x 1223-1249 x 1250 * Robert de Fyvie, x 1269 ...

. Another clerical connection was his son-in-law John Leslie, first

Bishop of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh The Bishop of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh is the Ordinary of the Church of Ireland Diocese of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh in the Province of Armagh. The present incumbent is the Right Revd Ferran Glenfield, who was elected, consecrated, and in ...

, who married Thomas's daughter Isabella. Of the numerous children of John and Isabella,

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was appointed to the same see as his father, but died a few months later.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:St Lawrence, Thomas 19th-century Anglican bishops in Ireland Bishops of Cork and Ross (Church of Ireland) 1831 deaths Year of birth missing Deans of Cork Younger sons of earls