William Henry (died 1768) was an Anglo-Irish Anglican priest, who became

Dean of Killaloe The Dean of Killaloe is based at the Cathedral Church of St Flannan in Killaloe in the united diocese of Limerick, Killaloe and Ardfert within the Church of Ireland. The Dean of Killaloe is also Dean of St Brendans, Clonfert, Dean of Kilfenora ...

and

Fellow of the Royal Society Fellowship of the Royal Society (FRS, ForMemRS and HonFRS) is an award granted by the judges of the Royal Society of London to individuals who have made a "substantial contribution to the improvement of natural knowledge, including mathemat ...

Life

Henry graduated Dublin Master of Arts (MA Dubl) at Trinity College, Dublin in 1748, and Bachelor of Divinity (BD) and Doctor of Divinity (DD) in 1750. He was the friend and chaplain to

Josiah Hort Josiah Hort (c. 1674 – 14 December 1751), was an English clergyman of the Church of Ireland who ended his career as archbishop of Tuam. Born in Marshfield, Gloucestershire, son of John Hort, and brought up as a Nonconformist, Hort went to sch ...

, through whom he was collated to the benefice of Killesher in

County Fermanagh County Fermanagh ( ; ) is one of the thirty-two counties of Ireland, one of the nine counties of Ulster and one of the six counties of Northern Ireland. The county covers an area of 1,691 km2 (653 sq mi) and has a population of 61,805 ...

, 1 October 1731. He later became rector of

Urney, County Tyrone Urney () is a townland (of 188 acres) and Civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Both townland and parish are situated in the historic Barony (geographic), barony of Strabane Lower. It lies within the Derry C ...

, in 1734. Henry was elected Fellow of the Royal Society of London on 20 February 1755, and became Dean of Killaloe 29 November 1761. His promotion as dean he owed to the patronage of the Shelburnes,

John Petty, 1st Earl of Shelburne John Petty Fitzmaurice, 1st Earl of Shelburne PC (Ire) (1706 – 14 May 1761), known as John FitzMaurice until 1751 and as The Viscount FitzMaurice between 1751 and 1753, was an Anglo-Irish peer and politician. He was the father of William ...

and

William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne William Petty Fitzmaurice, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne, (2 May 17377 May 1805; known as the Earl of Shelburne between 1761 and 1784, by which title he is generally known to history), was an Irish-born British Whig statesman who was the firs ...

, a connection via Hort and the linen manufacture of

Ballymote Ballymote () is a market town in southern County Sligo, approx. 24 km south east of Sligo town in the province of Connacht, which is located in the north-west of Ireland. Ballymote lies in the barony of Corran. A commuter town with a st ...

. Henry died in Dublin on 13 Feb. 1768, and was interred at St. Ann's Church, Dawson Street there. He was an advocate for

temperance Temperance may refer to: Moderation *Temperance movement, movement to reduce the amount of alcohol consumed *Temperance (virtue), habitual moderation in the indulgence of a natural appetite or passion Culture *Temperance (group), Canadian danc ...

, and for civil and religious liberty.

Works

Henry had three of his papers, read before the Royal Society, published in the '' Philosophical Transactions'', one being ''The Copper Springs in County Wicklow'' (1753). ''A Description of Lough Erne in Ireland'' was edited by Charles King (Dublin, 1892), from manuscript. At least twelve of Henry's sermons were printed. He also wrote pamphlets against the

Jacobites Jacobite means follower of Jacob or James. Jacobite may refer to: Religion * Jacobites, followers of Saint Jacob Baradaeus (died 578). Churches in the Jacobite tradition and sometimes called Jacobite include: ** Syriac Orthodox Church, sometime ...

, and

Charles Lucas Sir Charles Lucas, 1613 to 28 August 1648, was a professional soldier from Essex, who served as a Royalist cavalry leader during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. Taken prisoner at the end of the First English Civil War in March 1646, he was rel ...

. He used the pseudonym "W. Hiberno-Britannus".

Family

Henry's wife survived him. Remarrying with Surgeon Doyle of Dublin whom she also survived, she died in February or March 1793.

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