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Harry de Vere Dawson White (16 December 1853 – 20 January 1941)[4] was an Irish Anglican bishop[5][6] in the 20th century.[7]

He was born in Dublin, the third son of Rev. H. White. He was educated at the Academic Institute and Trinity College, Dublin (whence he gained a Dublin Master of Arts (MA Dubl) and ordained in 1879.[3] He was a curate at Ardbraccan and then went to New Zealand until 1885. He was Rector of Almoritia and Killesk[8] and then Secretary of the SPG until 1905. He was Vicar of St Bartholomew's Dublin[9] and later Archdeacon of Dublin. From 1918 to 1921 he was Dean of Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin[10] when he was ordained to the episcopate as Bishop of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe. He retired in 1933.[5]

He married Frances Alice Meredith, with whom he had four sons and a daughter.[3] Two of their sons were killed in the First World War.[5]

References

  1. ^ Ireland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1620–1911
  2. ^ England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858–1995
  3. ^ a b c Cosgrave, Ephraim MacDowel (1908). Dublin and Co. Dublin. Contemporary Biographies. Pike. p. 137. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Obituaries". The Times. No. 48836. 29 January 1941. p. 7; col. D.
  5. ^ a b c "Rt. Rev. Dr. Vere White – Former Bishop of Limerick". Belfast News-Letter. 22 January 1941. p. 4. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  6. ^ Fryde, E. B; Greenway, D. E; Porter, S; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology (Third Edition, revised ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
  7. ^ A New History of Ireland (1976) Moody, T.M.; Martin, F.X.; Byrne, F.J.; Cosgrove, F:Oxford, Oxford University Press ISBN 0-19-821745-5
  8. ^ The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory (1889). London, Hamilton & Co.
  9. ^ Church web site
  10. ^ "New Irish Bishop. Dean Vere White Elected To Limerick". The Times. No. 42831. 21 September 1921. p. 7; col. C.

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Preceded by Bishop of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe
1921–1933
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