In VENN
Adm. pens. (age 16) at CHRIST'S, Jan. 13, 1762. 2nd s. of Edmund (1720; CCE3425), R. of Greystoke, Cumberland [and Master of Peterhouse] [and Mary, dau. of John Christian]. B. [May 6], 1745, at Greystoke. School, Charterhouse. ' Matric. Michs. 1762; Scholar, 1762; B.A. (2nd Wrangler) 1766; 1st Chancellor's medal, 1766; M.A. 1769; D.D. 1782. Fellow, 1770-4; Dean and Steward, etc. A great friend of Paley, with whom he worked in close association. Lecturer in mathematics and classics. Preb. of Carlisle Cathedral, 1773. Archdeacon of Carlisle, 1777. V. of Whittingham, 1773-82, and Warkworth, Northumberland, 1777-82. V. of St Nicholas's, Newcastle, 1782. R. of Gt Salkeld, 1777-82, when Paley succeeded him. Bishop of Clonfert, Ireland, 1782-7; of Killala, 1787-95; of Elphin, 1795-1810. ‘Wherever his duty led him, there he went, equally prepared to live or die.’ Married Anne, widow of John Thomlinson, of Carlisle. Author, Sermons. Died Mar. 19 [or 18], 1810, in Dublin. Buried in St Patrick's Cathedral. Brother of George H. (1776 [CCE3427]), Edward (1767), and Edmund (1775). (Peile, II. 273; Cant. Act Bk.; D.N.B.; S. H. Cassan, Lives of the Bishops of Bath and Wells, 243-6.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1768 | Disp-Ord | Law, John | / | View | |
| 1768 | Ordi(ordination) | Law, John | / | deacon | View |
| 1770 | Disp-Ord | Law, John | / | View | |
| 1773 | Appt(Installation) | Law, John | Carlisle Cathedral / 2nd prebend | Prebendary | View |
| 1773 | Appt(Collation) | Law, John | Carlisle Cathedral / 2nd Prebend | Prebendary | View |
| 1773 | Appt(Presentation) | Law, John | Whittingham / | Vicar | View |
| 1773 | Appt(Institution) | Law, John | Whittingham / | Vicar | View |
| 1773 | Appt(Appointment) | Law, John | Whittingham / | Vicar | View |
| 1777 | Disp-App | Law, John | Whittingham / | Vicar | View |
| 1777 | Disp-App | Law, John | Edmund, bishop of Carlisle / | Chaplain | View |
| 1777 | Appt(Installation) | Law, John | Carlisle Cathedral / Archdeaconry of Carlisle | Archdeacon | View |
| 1777 | Appt(Collation) | Law, John | Archdeaconry of Carlisle / | Archdeacon | View |
| 1777 | Appt(Appointment) | Law, John | Edmund Law, Bishop of Carlisle / | domestic chaplain | View |
| 1777 | Appt(Collation) | Law, John | Great Salkeld / | Rector | View |
| 1777 | Disp(Dispensation) | Law, John | Warkeworth / | Vicar | View |
| 1778 | Appt(Appointment) | Law, John | Warkworth / | Vicar | View |
| 1778 | Appt(Institution) | Law, John | Warkworth / | Vicar | View |
| 1780 | Libc | Law, John | Gt Salkeld / | Rector | View |
| 1782 | Disp(Dispensation) | Law, John | Newcastle upon Tyne, St Nicholas / | Vicar | View |
| 1782 | Vac(resignation) | Law, John | Archdeaconry of Carlisle / | Archdeacon | View |
| 1782 | Vac(resignation) | Law, John | Carlisle Cathedral / 2nd prebend | Prebendary | View |
| 1782 | Appt(Resignation) | Law, John | Whittingham / | Vicar | View |
| 1782 | Appt(Resignation) | Law, John | Warkworth / | Vicar | View |
| 1782 | Appt(Resignation) | Law, John | Carlisle Cathedral / 2nd Canon | Canon | View |
| 1782 | Appt(Resignation) | Law, John | Great Salkeld / | Rector | View |
| 1782 | Appt(Resignation) | Law, John | Archdeaconry of Carlisle / | Archdeacon | View |
| 1782 | Disp-App | Law, John | Whittingham / | Vicar | View |
| 1782 | Vac(resignation) | Law, John | Whittingham / | Vicar | View |
| 1783 | Vac(resignation) | Law, John | Whittingham / | Vicar | View |