Nathaniel Alexander (bishop)

Nathaniel Alexander (1760 – 21 October 1840), was an Anglican bishop in Ireland during the first half of the 19th century.[3]

Nathaniel Alexander
Bishop of Clonfert and Kilmacduagh
In office
1802–1804
Bishop of Killaloe and Kilfenora[2]
In office
May 1804 – November 1804
Bishop of Down and Connor
In office
1804–1823
Bishop of Meath
In office
1823–1840
Personal details
SpouseAnne née Jackson

He was born in 1760 and educated at Harrow and Emmanuel College, Cambridge.[4] He was appointed[5] Bishop of Clonfert and Kilmacduagh[6] in 1802 [7] and translated to Killaloe in 1804. Only six months later he became Bishop of Down and Connor.[8] He was translated for a third time to Meath[9] in 1823.[10] A nephew of James Alexander, 1st Earl of Caledon; father of Robert Alexander, Archdeacon of Down from 1814 to 1828;[11] and uncle of William Alexander, Archbishop of Armagh from 1896 to 1911,[12] he died in post on 21 October 1840.[13]

References

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  1. ^ Despite his title he is not an Archbishop but by tradition the Premier Bishop of Ireland > Debrett’s Correct Form Montague-Smith,P(Ed): London, Debrett’s,1992 ISBN 0-7472-0658-9
  2. ^ "A New History of Ireland" Moody, T.M; Martin, F.X; Byrne, F.J; Cosgrove, F:Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0-19-821745-5
  3. ^ Fasti Ecclesiae Hiberniae: The Succession of the Prelates and Members of the Cathedral Bodies of Ireland. Volume 4 Cotton, H Dublin, James Charles & son 1850
  4. ^ "Alexander, Nathaniel (ALKR778N)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  5. ^ The Times, Friday, Mar 19, 1802; pg. 3; Issue 5369; col C Ecclesiastical News
  6. ^ The Aberdeen Journal (Aberdeen, Scotland), Wednesday, March 24, 1802; Issue 2828
  7. ^ Fryde, E. B; Greenway, D. E; Porter, S; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology (Third Edition, revised ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
  8. ^ The Morning Chronicle (London, England), Wednesday, December 5, 1804; Issue 11091
  9. ^ “A history of the Diocese of Meath” Healy, J: Dublin, SPCK, 1908
  10. ^ Jackson's Oxford Journal (Oxford, England), Saturday, March 29, 1823; Issue 3648
  11. ^ "Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Vol III" Cotton, H. pp233/4 Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848–1878
  12. ^ "Fifty years ofDisestablishment" Patton, H: Dublin; APCK; 1922
  13. ^ The Times, Saturday, Oct 24, 1840; pg. 3; Issue 17497; col C Death Of The Bishop Of Meath.-The Right Rev Nathaniel Alexander
Church of Ireland titles
Preceded by Bishop of Clonfert and Kilmacduagh
1802–1804
Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of Killaloe and Kilfenora
1804 (May)–1804 (November)
Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of Down and Connor
1804–1823
Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of Meath
1823–1840
Succeeded by