Richard Ross-Lewin

The Ven Richard Sargint Sadler Ross-Lewin (17 August 1848 – 25 February 1922) was an Irish Anglican priest and poet. He was Archdeacon of Limerick from 1919 to 1921.

Biography Originally from County Clare, Ross-Lewin attended school in Bristol, then served as a clerk in the Royal Navy from 1864 to 1873.

A brother, the Rev. George Harrison Ross-Lewin MA (18 December 1846 – 1 December 1913), was Hon. Canon of Durham Cathedral and a prolific writer on theological subjects.

Career Ross-Lewin was curate at Kildysart, 1877–1879; Tipperary, 1879–1883; Killoscully, 1883–1886; Rector of Kilmurry, 1886–1921; Rural Dean of Limerick, 1900; Treasurer of Limerick Cathedral, 1912–1919; and finally Archdeacon of Limerick, 1919–1921. He published two collections of poetry: West Briton, 1907; and, with his brother George, an assortment of war poems, In Britain's Need, 1917.

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