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Authorised form of name	Wetenhall; Edward (1636 - 1713); bishop of Kilmore and Ardagh
Other forms of surname	Withnall
Other forms of surname	Wythnall
Dates	1636 - 1713
Nationality	British
Place of birth	Lichfield, Staffordshire, England, Europe
Date of birth	7 October 1636
Place of death	London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Date of death	12 November 1713
DatesAndPlaces	Burial: In the south transept of Westminster Abbey, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe (18 November 1713)
Occupation	Clergyman, Church of England
Activity	Education: Westminster School; Trinity College, Cambridge (BA 1658); Lincoln College, Oxford (MA 1661; BD 1669); Incorporated at Cambridge (1670) Career: Chaplain, Lincoln College, Oxford (1661); Vicar of Cambe Longa, Oxfordshire (1661); Vicar of St Stephen's, St Albans, Hertfordshire (1661-1663); Canon of Exeter (1667-1674); Master of Exeter Grammar School (1667); Master of the Blue-Coat School, Dublin (1672); Curate of St Werburgh's and Cantor of Christ Church, Dublin; Bishop of Cork and Ross (1679-1699); Bishop of Kilmore and Ardagh (1699-1713); rebuilt the Cathedral of Ardagh and the episcopal residences at Cork and Kilmore; wrote two tracts against William Penn (FRS 1681)
Membership category	Fellow
Date of election	04/07/1683
Age at election	46
Other Royal Society activity	Very occasional correspondent to Robert Boyle (1680s)
Relationships	Married: 2) Phillipa D'Oyley Children: 1) Edward Wetenhall; John Wetenhall
OtherInfo	Wetenhall authored a variety of catechismal works and pamphlet calling for unity amongst protestants. He was briefly imprisoned by Jacobites in Cork in 1690 due to his attendance in James II's parliament. In a work published after the 1688 Revolution, he appointed William of Orange as a quasi Protestant saviour. He believed strongly in the need for more religious books to be supplied in the Irish language. He was not particularly active in the Royal Society and did not pay contributions after his admission fee.
Source	Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; Venn; Foster; DIB References: Hoppen, K T. 1965. 'The Royal Society and Ireland. II', in Notes and Records, vol. 20, pp. 78-99
Virtual International Authority File	http://viaf.org/viaf/315677344
Code	NA6091

Archives associated with this Fellow

RefNo	Title	Date
IM/004849	Wetenhall, Edward	nd
MS/390/83	Bond of Edward Wetenhall to the Treasurer of the Royal Society	11 July 1683

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