Henry Jellett (1821- 31 December 1901) was an Irish

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priest. He was

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in the

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from 1889 to 1901.

Early life

Jellett came from a well-known

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family, and was born in 1821. He attended

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, graduated with a degree in Moral Philosophy in 1841, and was ordained deacon in 1844 and priest the following year.

Ecclesiastical career

Jellett spent the following 45 years of his ministry in South Ireland, where he was Rector of Ahinagh (in the Diocese of Cloyne) from 1853 to 1889. From 1871 he was also a

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, and in 1884 was appointed

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. In 1889 he was elected

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, where he had for several years been a canon."A New History of Ireland" by

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: Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1976 He was a "''High Churchman of the old school, and his opinions were not those which were popular among Irish clergy''". He had been considered as bishop in the diocese of Cork in the late 1870s, but was not elected. When he was elected Dean ten years later, rumor had it was by a narrow majority of one vote. His obituary in ''The Times'' describe him as ''probably, next to the Primate (Dr. Alexander), the most capable preacher in Ireland … He always had something to say, and his magnificent delivery and venerable bearing lent weight to his words''. Jellett died in his post on

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1901.

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, Wednesday, Jan 01, 1902; pg. 4; Issue 36653; col D ''Obituary. The Dean Of St. Patrick's.'' He was the author of the following two books: * ''The Irish Church and the Articles of 1615'' * ''Some Thoughts on the Christian Life''

Family

His brother was

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(1817-1888), Provost of Trinity College, Dublin, and another brother was Serjeant H. P. Jellett, KC, a member of the Irish Bar. He married his cousin Elizabeth Morgan, daughter of James Morgan, of Cork. They had eight children, of whom three survived him. Their son, also called Henry Jellett, achieved eminence as a

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and

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jellett, Henry Alumni of Trinity College Dublin Deans of St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin Archdeacons of Cloyne 1901 deaths 1821 births Christian clergy from County Cork