William Nicolson
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William Nicolson was an English churchman, linguist and antiquarian. As a bishop he played a significant part in the House of Lords during the reign of Queen Anne, and left a diary that is an importan
Bishop Nicolson, portrait attributed to Michael Dahl.
William Palliser (bishop)
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William Palliser was a clergyman and academic. He was professor of divinity at Trinity College Dublin, then successively Church of Ireland Bishop of Cloyne and Archbishop of Cashel.
William Nicolson
…Canterbury, that he had no interest in succeeding him. In 1727 Nicolson was nominated archbishop of Cashel and Emly, following the death on 1 January of Archbishop Palliser, but died in Derry before he could assume charge. He was buried in Derry Cathedral. Nicholson himself referred to his interest in "septentrional…
The Cathedral Church of Saint John the Baptist and Saint Patrick's Rock, Cashel, the episcopal seat of the Church of Ireland archbishops.