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Adm. pens. at ST CATHARINE'S, Nov. 8, 1826. [Eldest s. of Henry, Major, of Ross Hill, Co. Clare., J.P. (who was present at the battles of Waterloo and Quatre Bras, and wounded in the last charge at Salamanca), and Anne, dau. of William Burnett, of Eyrescourt. B. 1810.] ' Matric. Michs. 1827; B.A. 1831; M.A. 1842. Ord. deacon (Exeter) 1832; priest, 1833; C. of Sutcombe, Devon. Chaplain, H.M.S. Victory; Blenheim; Britannia, Dublin and Ganges. Succeeded his father at Ross Hill, Co. Clare, 1843. R. of Thorneyburn, Northumberland, 1866-85. J.P. for Co. Clare. Married, Mar. 20, 1844, Grace, dau. of Henry Sargint, of Castle View, Co. Tipperary, and had issue. Author, Sketches of an Experimental Cruise. Died Nov. 24, 1885, at Thorneyburn rectory. (Burke, L.G. of Ireland; Scott, MSS.; Clergy List; Crockford; The Guardian, Dec. 2, 1885.)