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Le Poer M'Clintock

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The Very Reverend
Francis George le Poer McClintock
Born8 October 1853
Died3 February 1924
EducationTrinity College, Cambridge
Term1908–1924
PredecessorRobert Shaw-Hamilton
SuccessorRobert Hamilton
Ordained1879
TitleDean of Armagh

Francis George le Poer McClintock (8 October 1853 – 3 February 1924) was Dean of Armagh[1] from 1908 until his death.[2]

McClintock was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge;[3] and ordained in 1879.[4] He began his career at Kilsaran. In 1886 he became Rector of Drumcar, where he was to remain for the rest of his life.[5] He was Domestic Chapalin to the Archbishop of Armagh from 1896 to 1911; and Precentor of Armagh Cathedral during the same period. He was also Chaplain to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland from 1902 to 1905.[6]

There is a memorial to him in the north aisle at his cathedral.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ thePeerage.com
  2. ^ "McClintock, Francis George le Poer". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2016 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 25 December 2017. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  3. ^ Alumni Cantabrigienses: A Biographical List of All Known Students, Graduates and Holders of Office at the University of Cambridge, from the Earliest Times to 1900, John Venn/John Archibald Venn Cambridge University Press > (10 volumes 1922 to 1953) Part II. 1752–1900 Vol. iv. Kahlenberg – Oyler, 1947 p256
  4. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1908 p914 London, Horace Cox, 1908
  5. ^ Parish History
  6. ^ "Armagh clergy and parishes : being an account of the clergy of the Church of Ireland in the Diocese of Armagh, from the earliest period, with historical notices of the several parishes, churches, &c" Leslie, J.B. p36: Dundalk, William Tempest, 1911
  7. ^ "Funary Monuments & Memorials in St Patrick's Cathedral, Armagh" Curl, J.S. p55: Whitstable; Historical Publications; 2013 ISBN 978-1-905286-48-5
Church of Ireland titles
Preceded by Dean of Armagh
1908–1924
Succeeded by