James Howie (priest) explained

James Howie (1804–1884) was a priest of the Church Of Ireland.

Howie was a student at Trinity College, Dublin, graduating B.A. in 1825 and M.A. in 1832; he was ordained deacon in 1826 and priest in 1827. He became curate at St Mary's Church, Mary Street, Dublin.^[1]

He was created prebendary of Howth, in St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, in 1847;^[2] and was the Dean of Cloyne from 1851^[3] until his death, 6 December 1884.^{[4] [5]}

Notes and References

1. Book: Cole, J. H. . Church and Parish Records of the United Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross . www.corkpastandpresent.ie . 1903 . PDF . 218.
2. Book: Henry Cotton. Charles Philip Cotton. Fasti Ecclesiæ Hibernicæ, the succession of the prelates and members, of the cathedral bodies in Ireland. [With] Suppl. by C.P. Cotton. 1848. 145.
3. PREFERMENTS AND APPOINTMENTS Jackson's Oxford Journal (Oxford, England), Saturday, 27 December 1851; Issue 5148
4. SUMMARY OF NEWS Freeman's Journal (Dublin, Ireland), Friday, 12 December 1884
5. News: Obituary, December. 31 December 1884. 2. Morning Post. British Newspaper Archive. 13 April 2015.