Philip Twysden | |
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Lord Bishop of Raphoe | |
Church | Church of Ireland |
Province | Armagh |
Diocese | Raphoe |
In office | 1747–1752 |
Predecessor | William Barnard |
Successor | Robert Downes |
Orders | |
Consecration | 29 March 1747 |
Personal details | |
Born | 7 September 1713 |
Died | 2 November 1752 London |
Buried | St Michael's Church, East Peckham |
Nationality | English |
Denomination | Anglican |
Parents | Sir William Twysden, 5th Baronet, and Jane Twisden |
Spouse | (1) Mary Purcell (2) Frances Carter |
Children | 2, including Frances, Countess of Jersey |
Alma mater | University College, Oxford |
Philip Twysden (1713–1752), was an Anglican clergyman who served in the Church of Ireland as Lord Bishop of Raphoe from 1747 to 1752. The circumstances of his death later became the subject of scandalous rumour.