William Higgin
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
William Higgin (1793 – 12 July 1867)[1] was the 18th Bishop of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe from 1849[2] until 1853, when he was translated to Derry and Raphoe.[3]
Life
Higgin was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, graduating BA as 13th wrangler in 1813.[4] He was the incumbent at Roscrea from 1828[5] to 1835 when he became Vicar general of Killaloe.[6] In 1844 he became Dean of Limerick,[7] his last post before elevation to the episcopate.
Higgin was nominated to Derry and Raphoe on 18 November 1853 and appointed there by letters patent dated 7 December 1853.[citation needed]
Family
Higgin married in 1820 Mary Chippendall, daughter of Thomas Chippendall, of Blackburn.[4] They had three sons and four daughters.[8]
References
Wikiwand - on
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.