John Vesey (archbishop of Tuam)

For other people named John Vesey, see John Vesey (disambiguation).

John Vesey (10 March 1638 – 28 March 1716) was a Church of Ireland clergyman.

Biography

He was installed as Dean of Cork on 4 November 1667,[1] and made Bishop of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe in 1672.[2] In 1678 he became Archbishop of Tuam,[3] and in 1712 and 1714 he served as one of the Lords Justices of Ireland.[4] His children included:

References

Wikisource has the text of the 1885–1900 Dictionary of National Biography's article about Vesey, John.
  1. Haydn's Book of Dignities (1894) p. 632
  2. Haydn, p. 639.
  3. Haydn, p. 611.
  4. Haydn, p. 556.
  5. Debrett's Peerage (1840) p. 312.
Church of Ireland titles
Preceded by
Roger Boyle
Dean of Cork
1667–1672
Succeeded by
Arthur Pomeroy
Preceded by
Francis Marsh
Bishop of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe
1672–1679
Succeeded by
Simon Digby
Preceded by
John Parker
Archbishop of Tuam
1679–1716
Succeeded by
Edward Synge
Government offices
Preceded by
Sir Constantine Phipps
Richard Ingoldsby
Lord Justice of Ireland
1712–1713
With: Sir Constantine Phipps
Succeeded by
The Duke of Shrewsbury
as Lord Lieutenant
Preceded by
The Duke of Shrewsbury
as Lord Lieutenant
Lord Justice of Ireland
1714
With: the Archbishop of Armagh and Sir Constantine Phipps, temp. Queen Anne
the Archbishop of Dublin and the Earl of Kildare, temp. George I
Succeeded by
The Earl of Sunderland
as Lord Lieutenant


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