John French (Dean of Elphin)

John French (7 November 1770 – 14 February 1848) was an Anglican priest in Ireland.[1]

French was born in Roscommon educated at Trinity College, Dublin.[2] He was Dean of Elphin from 1797[3] until his death.[4]

He married Emily Magenis, third daughter of Richard Magenis of Waringstown.[5]

Notes
  1. National Archives of Ireland
  2. "Alumni Dublinenses p309: 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: Dublin, Alex Thom and Co, 1935
  3. "Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 4" Cotton,H. p 197: Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848-1878
  4. Ireland. The Morning Post (London, England), Wednesday, February 16, 1848; pg. 3; Issue 23149
  5. Burke, Bernard (1899). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Ireland. Harrison & sons. p. 291. Retrieved 13 June 2019.


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