Nathaniel Alexander (bishop)

The Rt Hon and Most Rev[1]
Nathaniel Alexander
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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

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

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]

  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