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Nicholas Hewetson (12 July 1703 – 29 June 1761) was an 18th-century
Anglican Anglicanism, also known as Episcopalianism in some countries, is a Western Christianity, Western Christian tradition which developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the ...
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in
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. Hewetson was born at Thomastown and educated at
Trinity College, Dublin Trinity College Dublin (), officially titled The College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin, and legally incorporated as Trinity College, the University of Dublin (TCD), is the sole constituent college of the Univ ...
. He was
Archdeacon of Killaloe The Archdeacon of Killaloe was a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Diocese of Killaloe until 1752; and then within the Diocese of Killaloe and Kilfenora until 1832 when it became the Diocese of Killaloe and Clonfert. As such he was respo ...
from 1753 and
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of Kilkenny Cathedral from 1758, holding both positions until his death."The Gentleman's and London Magazine Vol 30" p288:Dublin; John Exshaw 1761


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Alumni of Trinity College Dublin 18th-century Irish Anglican priests Archdeacons of Killaloe 1703 births 1761 deaths People from Thomastown, County Kilkenny {{Ireland-Anglican-clergy-stub