John Hinton (priest)

John Hinton was an Anglican priest in Ireland during the first half of the eighteenth century.[1]

Hinton was born in Chipping Norton and educated at Kilkenny College. He entered Trinity College, Dublin in 1686.[2] He was then admitted to Trinity College, Cambridge in 1689, graduating B.A. in both universities.[3] He then returned to TCD, graduating LL.D. in 1704. He was Archdeacon of Ossory[4] from 1700 to 1713;[5] and Dean of Tuam[6] from 1712 until 1743.[7]

References
  1. "The Gentleman and Citizen's Almanack for 1736" p76: Dublin; John Watson; 1736
  2. Alumni Dublinenses : a register of the students, graduates, professors and provosts of Trinity College in the University of Dublin (1593-1860)" Burtchaell, George Dames/Sadleir, Thomas Ulick (Eds) pp401/2: Dublin, Alex Thom and Co, 1935
  3. Alumni Cantabrigienses: A Biographical List of All Known Students, Graduates and Holders of Office at the University of Cambridge, from the Earliest Times to 1900, John Venn/John Archibald Venn Cambridge University Press > (10 volumes 1922 to 1953) Part I. 1209–1751 Vol. ii. Dabbs – Juxton, (1922) p378
  4. "The Antiquities and History of Ireland" Ware, J p163:Dublin; A. Crook; 1705
  5. "Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 2" Cotton,H. p306 Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848-1878
  6. National Library of Ireland
  7. "Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 4" Cotton,H. p22: Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848-1878


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