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Adm. pens. (age 19) at TRINITY, June 6, 1778. S. of Francis, of Bristol. [B. Jan. 23, 1758.] School, Lewes, Sussex. ' Matric. Michs. 1778; Scholar, 1780; B.A. 1782; M.A. 1786. Ord. deacon (Peterb., Litt. dim. from Canterbury, Dec. 23, 1781; priest, 1788. Tutor to the only son of Mr (afterwards Lord) Crewe, and remained a close friend of the family throughout his life. C. of Guildford, Surrey, 1785. C. of South Malling, Sussex, 1788. R. of Newhaven with Glynde and Southover, 1791. Married, Jan. 1792, Ann, dau. and co-heiress of James Shrubb, Esq., of Guildford, and had issue. Chaplain to his cousin, the Earl Macartney. Freeman of Seaford, Sussex, 1785. Heir in 1795 to the estates of his uncle, the Hon. Thomas Iredell, of Jamaica. Died Nov. 4, 1804, whilst on a visit to that island, greatly regretted by all who had the pleasure of his acquaintance. Friend of Charles James Fox, Sheridan, Burke, the 3rd Duke and Duchess of Portland, and many others of his period. (Correspondence with a great-grandson; Cant. Act Bk.; Northants. Clergy; G. Mag., 1805, I. 183.)