William Boyd (6 January 1726 – 29 August 1795) was an

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. Huson was born in

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and 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 Archdeacon of Leighlin from 1776 to 1777; and Archdeacon of Ferns from 1777 until his death."Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 2" Cotton,H. p362 Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848-1878

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Alumni of Trinity College Dublin 1795 deaths 1726 births Christian clergy from County Kildare Archdeacons of Leighlin Archdeacons of Ferns {{Ireland-reli-bio-stub