William Magenis ( – 22 January 1825) was an Anglo-Irish priest who served as
Dean of Kilmore from 1801 until his death at age 54.
Magenis, also spelt
Magennis, was the second of two sons of
Richard Magenis, MP in the
Parliament of Ireland, and Elizabeth Berkeley, daughter of Col. William Berkeley and sister of
George Berkeley
George Berkeley (; 12 March 168514 January 1753) – known as Bishop Berkeley (Bishop of Cloyne of the Anglican Church of Ireland) – was an Anglo-Irish philosopher whose primary achievement was the advancement of a theory he called "immate ...
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Bishop of Cloyne. His elder brother was
Richard Magenis, MP for
Enniskillen, who was the father of diplomat Sir
Arthur Magenis
Sir Arthur Charles Magenis ( – 14 February 1867) was an Anglo-Irish diplomat who served as British Ambassador to the Kingdom of Portugal, the Kingdom of Sweden and Norway, Switzerland, and the Kingdom of Württemberg.
Early life and educati ...
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There is a memorial to him in
Kilmore Cathedral
St Fethlimidh's Cathedral, Kilmore is one of two cathedral churches in the Diocese of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh (along with St John the Baptist Cathedral, Sligo) in the Church of Ireland. It is situated in the parish of Kilmore, southwest of th ...
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References
1770s births
1825 deaths
Date of birth missing
Alumni of Trinity College Dublin
Deans of Kilmore
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