James Traill DD (died 1783) was an

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in the second half of the 18th century. A

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, he held incumbencies at Horsleydown and

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. He was

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Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford (5 July 1718 – 14 June 1794) of Ragley Hall, Arrow, in Warwickshire, was a British courtier and politician who, briefly, was Viceroy of Ireland where he had substantial estates. Background ...

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who elevated him to the Bishopric of Down and Connor in 1765. He died on 12 November 1783."Scripta Diversa" Sayle, G.O p152: London, Hambledon Press, 1982

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Bishops of Down and Connor Bishops of Raphoe 18th-century Anglican bishops in Ireland 18th-century Scottish Episcopalian bishops {{Ireland-Anglican-bishop-stub