James MacManaway (1860 – 29 November 1947) was an

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. Born in

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in 1860, MacManaway was educated at

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and

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in 1888. He was

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of Clanabogan then Rector of

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; and after that the

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. He became a

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, in 1912 and

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in 1917. He was appointed

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in 1923 and served the

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for 20 years. He died on 29 November 1947. MacManaway married Sarah Thompson from County Kilkenny with whom he had sons Lancelot, Richard and James Godfrey and Daughter Mary. His son,

James Godfrey MacManaway James Godfrey MacManaway, MBE (22 April 1898 – 3 November 1951) was a British Unionist politician and Church of Ireland cleric, notable for being disqualified as a Member of Parliament, owing to his status as a priest. Early life and educati ...

, was also a

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clergyman and became a politician.''Judicial Committee Of The Privy Council Clergyman's Right To Sit In House Of Commons, In The Matter Of The Rev. J. G. Macmanaway''. ''

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'' Wednesday, 26 July 1950; pg. 4; Issue 51753; col F

Arms

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Macmanaway, James 1947 deaths Alumni of Trinity College Dublin Archdeacons of Clogher 20th-century Anglican bishops in Ireland Bishops of Clogher (Church of Ireland) 1860 births Christian clergy from County Roscommon