John Eeles (1658–1722) was an Anglican priest in Ireland in the late 17th and early 18th centuries.[1]

Eeles was born in Berkshire and educated at Trinity College, Dublin.[2] A Prebendary of Tullaghorton in Lismore Cathedral, Ireland,[3] he was appointed Archdeacon of Lismore in 1686.[4] He was Chancellor of Waterford from 1691[5] to 1699;[6] and Dean of Waterford from until his death in 1722.[7]

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  1. ^ Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (Third Edition, reprinted 2003 ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 360–361 ISBN 0-521-56350-X
  2. ^ Burtchaell, G.D; Sadlier, T.U (1935). Alumni Dublinenses : a register of the students, graduates, professors and provosts of Trinity College in the University of Dublin (1593-1860). Dublin: Alex Thom and Co. p. 259.
  3. ^ "Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 1" Cotton, H. p187 Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848–1878
  4. ^ "Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 1" Cotton, H. p185 Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848–1878
  5. ^ "A New History of Ireland" T. W. Moody, F. X. Martin, F.J. Byrne and Cosgrove, A: Oxford, OUP, 1976 ISBN 0-19-821745-5
  6. ^ "Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 1" Cotton, H. p146 Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848–1878
  7. ^ "Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 1" Cotton, H. p141 Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848–1878