Jonathan Cooper (priest) explained

Jonathan Sisson Cooper (1845-96) was Dean of Ferns from 1897^[1] until his death on 18 February 1898.^[2] The son of Very Rev. Jonathan Sisson Cooper (1820-1898), Rector of Killanne, Co. Wexford, and Rosetta Louise Cooper, he was educated at Rathmines College. Served as Rector of Coolock.

Alfred William Francis Cooper, Archdeacon of Calgary from 1895 to 1898, was his son.^[3]

Notes and References

1. 'THE CHURCH OF IRELAND' Belfast News-Letter (Belfast, Ireland), Wednesday, 26 May 1897; Issue 25539
2. Web site: Very Rev. Jonathan Sisson Cooper . thePeerage.com . 10 February 2020.
3. Book: Bernard Browne. Living by the Pen: a biographical dictionary of County Wexford authors. 26. January 1997. B. Browne.