Daniel Witter

For the New York politician, see Daniel P. Witter.

Daniel Witter (died 1675) was an Irish Anglican priest in the seventeenth century.[1]

He was born in England and moved to Ireland as chaplain to the James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.[2] He was Dean of Ardfert from 1661 to 1664 when he became Dean of Down.[3] He was nominated to be the Bishop of Killaloe on 4 August 1669 and consecrated in September that year.[4]

He died in office on 16 March 1675.[5]

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. ^ Ware, Sir James. The whole works of Sir James Ware concerning Ireland and it's splat his face, Volume 1.
  3. ^ "Handbook of British Chronology" By Fryde, E. B;. Greenway, D.E;Porter, S; Roy, I: Cambridge, CUP, 1996 ISBN 0-521-56350-X, 9780521563505
  4. ^ "A New History of Ireland" Moody, T.W; Martin, F.X; Byrne, F.J;Cosgrove, A: Oxford, OUP, 1976 ISBN 0-19-821745-5
  5. ^ "Fasti ecclesiæ hibernicæ: the succession of the prelates in Ireland" Cotton, H Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1860
Church of England titles
Preceded by Dean of Ardfert
1661–1664 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Dean of Down
1664–1669 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of Killaloe
1669–1675 		Succeeded by


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