Vigors (other)
Vigors is a surname, and may refer to: * Bartholomew Vigors (1644–1721), Anglican priest in Ireland *Nicholas Aylward Vigors (1785–1840), Irish zoologist and politician *Tim Vigors (1922–2003), British fighter ace, founder of the Coolmore Stud See also *Vigor (name) Vigor is a given name and a surname. It may refer to: * Saint Vigor (died 537), French bishop, missionary and saint * Vigor or Victor Boucquet (1619–1677), Flemish painter * Vigor Bovolenta (1974–2012), Italian volleyball player * Eileen Vig ...

Bartholomew Vigors
Bartholomew Vigors (1644–1721) was an Anglican priest in Ireland in the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. He was the fourth son of the Reverend Urban Vigors of Ardnageehy, County Cork, and his wife Catherine Boyle, daughter of the Reverend Thomas Boyle. They belonged to a branch of the prominent landowning family of Leighlinbridge, County Carlow. Vigors was educated at Trinity College, Dublin. He was Chancellor of Ferns then Dean of Armagh from 1681 until 1691; and Bishop of Ferns and Leighlin from then until his death on 3 January 1721. Having purchased the manor of Old Leighlin in County Carlow from Joseph Deane, the Chief Baron of the Irish Exchequer, in his will he bequeathed it to his successors as Bishop in perpetuity, in addition to numerous other charitable bequests. He was buried at St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin. He married Martha Neale, daughter of Constantine Neale of New Ross, County Wexford County Wexford () is a Counties of Ireland, county ...
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Nicholas Aylward Vigors
Nicholas Aylward Vigors (1785 – 26 October 1840) was an Ireland, Irish zoologist and politician. He popularized the classification of birds on the basis of the quinarian system. Early life Vigors was born at Old Leighlin, County Carlow, in 1785. He was the first son of Capt. Nicholas Aylward Vigors, who served in the 29th (Worcestershire) Regiment of Foot, 29th (Worcestershire) Regiment, and his first wife, Catherine Vigors, daughter of Solomon Richards of Solsborough. He matriculated at Trinity College, Oxford, in November 1803, and was admitted at Lincoln's Inn in November 1806. Without completing his studies, he served in the army during the Peninsular War from 1809 to 1811 and was wounded in the Battle of Barrosa, Battle of Barossa on 5 March 1811. Though he had not yet completed his studies, he still published "An inquiry into the nature and extent of poetick licence" in London in 1810. He then returned to Oxford to continue his studies and achieved his Bachelor of Arts ...
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Tim Vigors
Wing Commander Timothy Ashmead Vigors, (22 March 1921 – 14 November 2003) was a Royal Air Force fighter pilot and flying ace during the Second World War, in which he fought in the Battle of Britain and in the Far East. In civilian life, Vigors began the development of the Coolmore Stud that transformed the breeding of thoroughbred racehorses. Vigors's account of his wartime experiences was published posthumously in 2006 as ''Life's Too Short to Cry: The Inspirational Memoir of an Ace Battle of Britain Fighter Pilot''. Early life and education Vigors was born at Hatfield, Hertfordshire, on 22 March 1921.Obituary: Tim Vigors
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