John Alexander (2 September 1833 – 10 September 1908) was an Irish Anglican priest who served as Dean of Ferns from 1899 until his death in 1908. Alexander was born and raised in the parish in

Ferns, County Wexford Ferns (, short for ) is a historic town in north County Wexford, Ireland. It is north of Enniscorthy. The remains of Ferns Castle are in the centre of the town. The town is in a civil parish of the same name. History Ferns is believed to hav ...

, the son of John Alexander,

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, and Mary Molony. His father was rector of Carne and was rumoured to be in consideration for the Dean of Ferns in 1862. The family was of Scottish descent and descended from the Alexanders of Menstrie. He was educated at

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and

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in 1858. After curacies at Dysart Enos,

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and Callan he was Rector of Corclone from 1869 to 1876; and then of Mulrankin until his appointment as Dean. In 1866, he married Caroline Jacob, daughter of Dr. John Edmund Jacob. Their son, Major R. G. C. Alexander of the

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, married Daysie Hudson-Kinahan, daughter of Sir Edward Hudson-Kinahan, in 1909.

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1833 births 1908 deaths Alumni of Trinity College Dublin Deans of Ferns Irish people of Scottish descent People from Ferns, County Wexford Christian clergy from County Wexford {{Ireland-Anglican-dean-stub