Thomas Graves (priest) explained

Thomas Ryder Graves (1745–1828) was a clergyman in the Church of Ireland during the 18th century.^[1]

He was the elder brother of Richard Graves, Dean of Ardagh; the grandfather of Charles Graves, Bishop of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe; and the ancestor of the author Robert Graves, the playwright Clotilde Graves and writer Charles Patrick Graves. He was educated at Kilkenny College before entering Trinity College, Dublin. He was Dean of Ardfert from 1785 to 1802^[2] when he became Dean of Connor,^[3] which office he held until 1811.^[4] His eldest son, Major-General James William Graves (1774-1845), fought at the Battle of Waterloo.

Notes and References

1. "History of the Church of Ireland: From the revolution to the union of the Churches of England and Ireland, January 1, 1801" Mant, R: London, J.W. Parker, 1840
2. "A New History of Ireland" Moody, T.W; Martin, F.X; Byrne, F.J;Cosgrove, A: Oxford, OUP, 1976
3. "Handbook of British Chronology" By Fryde, E. B;. Greenway, D.E;Porter, S; Roy, I: Cambridge, CUP, 1996, 9780521563505
4. "Fasti ecclesiæ hibernicæ: the succession of the prelates in Ireland" Cotton, H Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1860