Venn:B.A. from ST JOHN'S, 1608-9. B. at Kendal, Westmorland, 1589. School, Sedbergh. M.A. 1612; B.D. 1620. Fellow, 1609. Ord. deacon (Peterb.) Sept. 24; priest, Sept. 25, 1615. Chaplain to Lord Deputy of Ireland. Dean of Dromore, 1623-7; of Down, 1623-7. Precentor of Connor, 1623-8. Preb. of Lismore, 1624-6; of Dublin, 1627-30; of Clonfert, 1630-43. Bishop of Clonfert, 1627-43.
During the Rebellion retired to England. Author. Died at Kendal, Westmorland, Apr. 13, 1643. Father of Robert (1635). (Cotton, Fast. Hibern.)