Robert Elliott, D.D. (1658-1735) was an Irish

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. Elliott was born in

Kilkenny Kilkenny ( , meaning 'church of Cainnech of Aghaboe, Cainnech'). is a city in County Kilkenny, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is located in the South-East Region, Ireland, South-East Region and in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinst ...

and educated at the

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. He was appointed as the

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of Leighlin Cathedral in 1710, the

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from 1714 to 1717, and then the Archdeacon of Ferns. He then held both the positions, the dean and the prebend, until his death in 1735."Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 2" Cotton, H. p361 Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848-1878

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Alumni of Trinity College Dublin People from Kilkenny (city) Archdeacons of Ferns 1735 deaths 1658 births Christian clergy from County Kilkenny {{Ireland-reli-bio-stub