Thomas Stewart Townsend (1800–1852) was an Irish

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in the

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in the 19th century. He was successively

Dean of Lismore The Dean of Lismore is based at the Cathedral Church of St Carthage in Lismore in the united Diocese of Cashel and Ossory within the Church of Ireland. The current incumbent is Paul Draper. List of deans of Lismore *?–1549 James Butler * ...

and

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to 1850. He became

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in 1850 and died in post in

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on 16 September 1852. His Times obituary noted that "by his death the system of national education has lost an earnest advocate".

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, Thursday, 30 September 1852; pg. 8; Issue 21234; col A Ireland. (From our own correspondent.)

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