Denison Cumberland
Bishop of Clonfert and Kilmacduagh; Bishop of Kilmore;
About Denison Cumberland
Lived 1705 – 1774 (aged 68–69). Denison Cumberland was an anglican priest.
Denison Cumberland was an 18th-century Anglican bishop in Ireland.
He served as rector of the Church of St Laurence, Stanwick in Northamptonshire from 1731 for an unknown period.
He was nominated Bishop of Clonfert and Kilmacduagh on 19 April 1763 and consecrated on 19 June that year; and translated to Kilmore on 6 March 1772. He died in office in November 1774 and was buried in the grounds of Kilmore Cathedral on 22 November 1774. He was a grandson of Richard Cumberland, and married Johanna Bentley, daughter of Richard Bentley. Their daughter was Mary Alcock. Their son was Richard Cumberland (dramatist)
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Who was Denison Cumberland?
Bishop of Clonfert and Kilmacduagh; Bishop of Kilmore;
When was Denison Cumberland born?
Denison Cumberland was born in 1705.
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Denison Cumberland died on 1 November 1774.
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Denison Cumberland was an anglican priest.
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