William Perceval
William Perceval, D.D. was an Irish priest in the first decades of the 18th century.[1]
The nephew of Sir John Perceval, 1st Baronet, he was educated at Christ Church, Oxford[2] and Trinity College, Dublin.[3] He was Archdeacon of Cashel from 1703 until 1725;[4] and Dean of Emly from 1714 until 1735.[5] He also became a Prebendary of Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin in 1720.[6]
References
- "A New History of Ireland" Moody,T.W; Martin,F.X; Byrne,F.J;Cosgrove,A: Oxford, OUP, 1976 ISBN 0-19-821745-5
- Alumni Oxonienses 1500-1714, Peach-Peyton
- "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) p662: Dublin, Alex Thom and Co, 1935
- Cotton (Ibid) Vol I p79
- Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (3rd ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 400–401. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
- Cotton (Ibid) Vol II p79
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| Preceded by Edward Hinton |
Archdeacon of Cashel 1703–1725 |
Succeeded by Francis Higgins |
| Preceded by John Wetherby |
Dean of Emly 1714–1735 |
Succeeded by John Auchmuty |
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