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Authorised form of nameHussey; Thomas (1741 - 1803)
Dates1741 - 1803
NationalityBritish
Place of birthIreland
Date of birth1741
Place of deathTramore, County Waterford, Ireland
Date of death11 July 1803
DatesAndPlacesBurial:
Roman Catholic church at Waterford, County Waterford, Ireland
OccupationRoman Catholic priest
ActivityEducation:
Irish Catholic College, Salamanca
Career:
Admitted to the penitential monastery, La Trappe; Pope ordered him to leave and enter the service of the King of Spain; ordained (1769); Chaplain to the Spanish Embassy, London (from 1769) and Head and Rector of the Spanish Church there; regarded as the founder of St James' Church, Spanish Place, London; President of the Royal Catholic College, Maynooth (1795); Roman Catholic Bishop of Waterford and Lismore
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election08/03/1792
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; Leaflet, St James' Church, Spanish Place
CodeNA2922
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNoTitleDate
IM/002327Hussey, Thomas2000
EC/1791/29Hussey, Thomas: certificate of election to the Royal Society
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