About William Bennet
Lived 1746 – 1820 (aged 74). William Bennet was an anglican priest.
William Bennet (4 March 1746 – 16 July 1820) (spelled William Bennett on his memorial in Cloyne Cathedral) was Bishop of Cloyne, Ireland, and an antiquary.
He was born in the Tower of London and educated at Harrow School and Emmanuel College, Cambridge, where he was a senior tutor for many years. One of his pupils was John Fane, who appointed Bennet as his chaplain upon taking up the post of Lord Lieutenant of Ireland in 1790. Bennet then became Bishop of Cork and Ross until 1794 when he became Bishop of Cloyne.
He was a scholar and antiquary, elected Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries in 1790.
His memorial in Cloyne Cathedral shows a slave holding a Bible and was created by James Heffernan.
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Irish bishop (1746-1820)
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William Bennet was born on 4 March 1746.
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William Bennet died on 16 July 1820.
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William Bennet was an anglican priest.
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