Death of the Archbishop of New York
.JPBR UNITED PRKSS' ASSOCIATION | Loyrox. Way 5 Obituary— The Bight Hon, and Most JRev. William Connor Magee, Archbishop -Of York. [Rt. Rev. William Connor Magee D.D., -son of .the Jate Rev. -John Magee, vicar St Peters's, Drogheda, and grandson of Archbishop Magee, of Dublin, was born at Cork 1821. Educated at Trinity College, Dublin. Became Hon. Canon of Wells • "Cathedral, and was created D.D. 1859. Appointed Precenter of Clogher and to -the living of Enniskillen 1864, and Dean of Cork in the s^nie year. Consecrated 'Bishop of Peterborough 1868. Dr. ' 'Magee was not only one of tbe strongest .members ofthe episcopal bench, but also •one of the most eloquent speakers in the ;Hbuse of Lords. As a preacher his utterance always attracted public at: tention, as he was both epigrammatic and lucid. He .was elevated to the Archbishopric of York on the death of Dr. ■ Thompson recently.] ——tag————
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Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 135, 7 May 1891, Page 3
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