Charles Massy

Charles Massy (1695 - 1766) was Dean of Limerick[1] from 1740 until his death.[2]

He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin.[3] He was Chancellor of Emly from 1727 to 1739;[4] and then Precentor.[5] His nephew George Massy was Archdeacon of Ardfert from 1772 to 1782.[6]

Massy’s daughter Grace married William Barton (1723–1792), of Grove House, Fethard, County Tipperary, and was the mother of several children, including Lt. General Charles Barton, General Sir Robert Barton, and Thomas Barton, a member of the Irish House of Commons.[7]

References
  1. "A New History of Ireland" Moody,T.W; Martin,F.X; Byrne,F.J;Cosgrove,A: Oxford, OUP, 1976 ISBN 0-19-821745-5
  2. H. Cotton, "Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 1" (Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848-1878), p. 397
  3. "Alumni Dublinenses : a register of the students, graduates, professors and provosts of Trinity College in the University of Dublin (1593-1860)Burtchaell,G.D/Sadlier,T.U p560: Dublin, Alex Thom and Co, 1935
  4. "Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae Volume 1", pp. 98–99
  5. "Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: Volume 1", p. 97
  6. "Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: Volume 1" p. 452
  7. Hugh Montgomery-Massingberd, Burke's Irish Family Records (London: Burkes Peerage Ltd, 1976), pp. 79–80
Church of Ireland titles
Preceded by
Thomas Bindon		 Dean of Limerick
1740–1766		 Succeeded by
John Averell


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