Lilly Butler Explained

Lilly Butler (died Jan 1792) was an Anglican priest, most notably Dean of Ardagh from 1785 to 1790.^[1] He was born in Bletchingley and educated at Clare College, Cambridge.^[2]

He was ordained deacon in 1754, and priest in 1756. He held livings at Wotton Underwood, Battersea and Witham.^[3] He died in January 1792.

Notes and References

1. "Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 3" Cotton, H. p189 Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848-1878
2. https://books.google.com/books?id=-F6VCFd_VQUC&dq=Lilly+Butler+Dean+Ardagh&pg=PA273 Alumni Cantabrigienses: A Biographical List of All Known Students, Graduates and Holders of Office at the University of Cambridge, from the Earliest Times to 1900
3. "The Monthly Repository of Theology Vol VIII" p16: Hackney; Sherwood, Neely & Jones; 1818