Edward Thomas (priest)

Edward Thomas (1700-1753) was Anglican priest in Ireland in the mid 18th century.^[1]

Thomas was born in Headford and educated at Trinity College, Dublin.^[2] A Prebendary of Lismore Cathedral, Ireland,^[3] he was Archdeacon of Lismore from 1751 until his death in 1753.^[4] Thomas is buried in the grounds of Waterford Cathedral.

References

1. 'The French Settlers in Ireland: No. 7. The Settlement in Waterford' Thomas Gimlette Ulster Journal of Archaeology First Series, Vol. 4 (1856), pp. 198-221
2. Burtchaell, G.D; Sadlier, T.U (1935). Alumni Dublinenses : a register of the students, graduates, professors and provosts of Trinity College in the University of Dublin (1593-1860). Dublin: Alex Thom and Co. p. 223.
3. "Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 1" Cotton, H. pp194-200 Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848–1878
4. "Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 1" Cotton, H. p185 Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848–1878