Edward Young
English Anglican priest
About Edward Young
Lived 1724 – 1772 (aged 47–48).
Edward Young was an English Anglican priest in the eighteenth century: his senior posts were in Ireland.
Young was educated at Eton College and Trinity College, Cambridge. He was Chaplain to George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax, the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland who appointed him to the Deanery of Clogher in 1761. In 1763 he became Bishop of Dromore. in 1765 he was translated to Ferns.
He died in post at Ferns on 24 August 1772.
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Who was Edward Young?
English Anglican priest
When was Edward Young born?
Edward Young was born in 1724.
When did Edward Young die?
Edward Young died on 24 August 1772.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Edward Young (bishop)
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