John Freind (priest)

John Friend (later Robinson)[1] (15 February 1754 – 16 April 1832) was Archdeacon of Armagh from 1786 until his resignation in 1797.[2]

He was the grandson of Robert Friend, Headmaster of Westminster;[3] son of Dean William Friend;[4] and nephew of Archbishop Richard Robinson.[5] Freind was born in Witney educated at Westminster then Christ Church.[6] He was Prebendary of Tynan in Armagh Cathedral from 1778 to 1786;[7] and Precentor of Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin from 1797 to 1823.[8] His son was an Admiral.[9]

Notes

  1. ↑ "Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715-1886: Their Parentage, Birthplace, and Year of Birth, with a Record of Their Degrees: Labouchere-Ryves Volume 3". archive.org. Retrieved 2018-06-02.
  2. ↑ "Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 3" Cotton, H. p48 Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848–1878
  3. ↑  "Freind, Robert". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
  4. ↑ Henry John Todd, Some Account of the Deans of Canterbury, Canterbury, 1793, pp. 219-224.
  5. ↑ "Person Page". thepeerage.com. Retrieved 2018-06-02.
  6. ↑ James B Leslie. "Armagh clergy and parishes : being an account of the clergy of the Church of Ireland in the Diocese of Armagh, from the earilest period, with historical notices of the several parishes, churches, &c (page 8 of 62)". ebooksread.com. Retrieved 2018-06-02.
  7. ↑ "Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 3" Cotton, H. p56 Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848–1878
  8. ↑ "Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 2" Cotton, H. p58 Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848–1878
  9. ↑ Robert Spencer Robinson R.N.


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