Hugh Boulter


Hugh Boulter
Archbishop of Armagh
Primate of All Ireland
Appointed31 August 1724
In office1724–1742
PredecessorThomas Lindsay
SuccessorJohn Hoadly
Previous post(s)Bishop of Bristol (1719–1724)
Orders
Consecration15 November 1719
by William Wake
Personal details
Born(1672-01-04)4 January 1672
Died27 September 1742(1742-09-27) (aged 70)
London, England
BuriedWestminster Abbey[1]
NationalityEnglish
DenominationAnglican
SpouseElizabeth Savage
EducationMerchant Taylors' School
Alma materChrist Church, Oxford
Magdalen College, Oxford

Hugh Boulter (4 January 1672 – 27 September 1742) was the Church of Ireland Archbishop of Armagh, the Primate of All Ireland, from 1724 until his death. He also served as the chaplain to George I from 1719.

  1. ^ a b Stephen, Leslie, ed. (1886). "Boulter, Hugh" . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 6. London: Smith, Elder & Co.