John Freind Robinson, 1st Baronet (born Freind;[1] 15 February 1754 – 16 April 1832) was Archdeacon of Armagh from 1786 until his resignation in 1797.[2]
Life edit
Robinson was the son of Dean William Freind;[3] nephew of Archbishop Richard Robinson, 1st Baron Rokeby, and grandson of Robert Freind, headmaster of Westminster School.[4] His mother was Grace Robinson and Freind became heir to her brother, who was created Baron Rokeby.[5]
Freind was born in Witney, and was educated at Westminster School, and then Christ Church, Oxford.[6] On 3 January 1774, he was appointed by his uncle, with his elder brother the Reverend William Maximilian Friend, as a Registrar of the Prerogative Court. In 1821 he resigned and was immediately re-appointed to the same position which was then granted to him for his life by Archbishop William Stuart on 25 April 1821.[7] He was Prebendary of Tynan in Armagh Cathedral from 1778 to 1786;[8] Archdeacon of Armagh from 1786 to 1797 and Precentor of Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin from 1797 to 1823.[9]
Freind assumed, by sign manual, the surname of Robinson in 1793[10] to succeed to the estates of his uncle, Baron Rokeby.[11] He was created a baronet on 14 October 1819.[12]
Family edit
Freind married in 1786 Mary Anne Spencer, daughter of James Spencer of Rathangan, County Kildare; they had a large family.[13] Robert Spencer Robinson R.N. was one of the sons.[14]
References edit
- ^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
- ^ Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 3 Cotton, H. p48 Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848–1878
- ^ Henry John Todd, Some Account of the Deans of Canterbury, Canterbury, 1793, pp. 219-224.
- ^ Stephen, Leslie, ed. (1889). . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 20. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- ^ Stephen, Leslie, ed. (1889). . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 20. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- ^ James B Leslie. "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 (page 8 of 62)". ebooksread.com. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
- ^ Reports from Commissioners: 19th Report of the Commissioners, 27 April 1830. 1830. p. 79.
- ^ Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 3 Cotton, H. p56 Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848–1878
- ^ Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 2 Cotton, H. p58 Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848–1878
- ^ The Peerage and Baronetage of Great Britain and Ireland, John Burke, London, 1839
- ^ Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage, and Companionage. Kelly's Directories. 1884. p. 444. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- ^ "No. 17525". The London Gazette. 16 October 1819. p. 1.
- ^ Ranieval, The Marquis of Ruvigny and (2013). The Plantagenet Roll of the Blood Royal: The Mortimer-Percy Volume. Heritage Books. p. 107. ISBN 9780788418723.
- ^ Robert Spencer Robinson R.N.
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