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George Mayers

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George Samuel Mayers (1860–1952)[1] was an Irish Anglican priest.[2][3]

He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin, BA 1885, ordained deacon in 1885, priest in 1886 and began his ecclesiastical career with a curacy at Clonagam, County Waterford 1885-86, and Holy Trinity Church, Waterford 1886.[4][2] He held incumbencies at Tubrid 1890-92, Killaloan 1892-1900[5] and Dungarvan 1900-11.[4] He was Canon and Treasurer of Waterford Cathedral from 1901. Dean of Lismore[6] from 1913 until[7] 1919[8] and Dean of Waterford from 1919-36. Died 26th October 1952, England.[4]

References

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  1. ^ 31 October 1952 - Irish Times - Dublin, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
  2. ^ a b "Mayers, Very Rev. George Samuel". Who's Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 21 May 2022. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  3. ^ Haine
  4. ^ a b c Cotton, Henry; Rennison, William H.; Knox, Iain; Leslie, James B.; Ulster Historical Foundation; Church of Ireland, eds. (2008). Clergy of Waterford, Lismore and Ferns: biographical succession lists. Belfast : Cashel and Ossory, and Ferns: Ulster Historical Foundation ; Diocesan Councils. ISBN 978-1-903688-76-2. OCLC 231682452.
  5. ^ 'ECCLESIASTICAL APPOINTMENTS' The Standard (London, England), Thursday, 1 November 1900; pg. 8; Issue 23822
  6. ^ Cotton, Henry (1847). Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates and members..., Volume 1. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  7. ^ "The Clergy List" London, Kelly's 1917 p750
  8. ^ Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (3rd ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 391. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.