Nathanael Wilson Explained

Nathanael Wilson (died 3 November 1695) was a 17th-century English Anglican priest in Ireland.^[1]

Wilson was educated at Magdalen Hall, Oxford. He was Chaplain to James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland before being appointed Dean of Raphoe in 1684.^[2] He was Bishop of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe from 1692 until his death on 3 November 1695.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Book: Fryde, E. B. . Greenway, D. E. . Porter, S. . Roy, I. . Handbook of British Chronology . Third . Cambridge University Press . Cambridge . 1986 . 0-521-56350-X . 376–377.
2. Book: Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates and members..., Volume 3, p362. 2016-01-08. Cotton. Henry. 1847.
3. Book: Moody. T. W. . Theodore William Moody . Martin . F. X. . F. X. Martin . Byrne . F. J. . Francis John Byrne . Maps, Genealogies, Lists: A Companion to Irish History, Part II . 1984 . Oxford University Press . New History of Ireland: Volume XI . Oxford . 0-19-821745-5 . 304.