Henry Jellett

Henry Jellett (1821- 31 December 1901) was an Irish Anglican priest. He was Dean of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin in the Church of Ireland from 1889 to 1901.

Early life Jellett came from a well-known Cork family, and was born in 1821. He attended Trinity College, Dublin, graduated with a degree in Moral Philosophy in 1841, and was ordained deacon in 1844 and priest the following year. and in 1884 was appointed Archdeacon of Cloyne.

In 1889 he was elected Dean of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, where he had for several years been a canon. He was a "High Churchman of the old school, and his opinions were not those which were popular among Irish clergy". He had been considered as bishop in the diocese of Cork in the late 1870s, but was not elected. When he was elected Dean ten years later, rumor had it was by a narrow majority of one vote.

He was the author of the following two books: The Irish Church and the Articles of 1615 Some Thoughts on the Christian Life

Family His brother was John Hewitt Jellett (1817-1888), Provost of Trinity College, Dublin, and another brother was Serjeant H. P. Jellett, KC, a member of the Irish Bar.

He married his cousin Elizabeth Morgan, daughter of James Morgan, of Cork. They had eight children, of whom three survived him. Their son, also called Henry Jellett, achieved eminence as a gynaecologist and author.