Wensley Bond (1742–1820) was an Irish

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priest in the second half of the 18th century and the first two decades of the 19th. Bond was born in

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and educated at

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He held

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and Clough. He was Dean of Ross from 1743 until 1772. Bond was also Prebendary of Termonbarry in

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from 1774 to 1775. and Treasurer of

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from 1776 until his death."The Succession of the Prelates and Members of the Cathedral Bodies of Ireland. Fasti ecclesiae Hiberniae. Vol. 2, The Province of Leinster" Cotton, H p360 Dublin; Hodges and Smith; 1849

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Alumni of Trinity College Dublin Deans of Ross, Ireland 1813 deaths 1742 births People from County Longford 18th-century Irish Anglican priests 19th-century Irish Anglican priests {{Ireland-Anglican-clergy-stub