Harry Vere White

This British surname is barrelled, being made up of multiple names. It should be written as Vere White, not White.

Harry Vere White
Bishop of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe
DioceseDiocese of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe
In office1921–1933
PredecessorRaymond Orpen
SuccessorCharles King Irwin
Other post(s)Archdeacon of Dublin (?–1918)
Dean of Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin (1918–1921)
Orders
Ordination1879
Consecration1921
Personal details
Born
Harry Vere Dawson White[1][2]

(1853-12-16)16 December 1853
Dublin, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[3]
Died20 January 1941(1941-01-20) (aged 87) 20 January 1941 (aged 88)
Dublin, Republic of Ireland
NationalityIrish
DenominationAnglican (Church of Ireland)
SpouseFrances Alice Meredith
Alma materTrinity College, Dublin

Harry de Vere Dawson White (16 December 1853 – 20 January 1941)[4] was an Irish Anglican bishop[5][6] in the 20th century.[7]

He was born in Dublin, the third son of Rev. H. White. He was educated at the Academic Institute and Trinity College, Dublin (whence he gained a Dublin Master of Arts (MA Dubl) and ordained in 1879.[3] He was a curate at Ardbraccan and then went to New Zealand until 1885. He was Rector of Almoritia and Killesk[8] and then Secretary of the SPG until 1905. He was Vicar of St Bartholomew's Dublin[9] and later Archdeacon of Dublin. From 1918 to 1921 he was Dean of Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin[10] when he was ordained to the episcopate as Bishop of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe. He retired in 1933.[5]

He married Frances Alice Meredith, with whom he had four sons and a daughter.[3] Two of their sons were killed in the First World War.[5]

References

  1. ^ Ireland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1620–1911
  2. ^ England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858–1995
  3. ^ a b c Cosgrave, Ephraim MacDowel (1908). Dublin and Co. Dublin. Contemporary Biographies. Pike. p. 137. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Obituaries". The Times. No. 48836. 29 January 1941. p. 7; col. D.
  5. ^ a b c "Rt. Rev. Dr. Vere White – Former Bishop of Limerick". Belfast News-Letter. 22 January 1941. p. 4. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  6. ^ Fryde, E. B; Greenway, D. E; Porter, S; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology (Third Edition, revised ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
  7. ^ A New History of Ireland (1976) Moody, T.M.; Martin, F.X.; Byrne, F.J.; Cosgrove, F:Oxford, Oxford University Press ISBN 0-19-821745-5
  8. ^ The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory (1889). London, Hamilton & Co.
  9. ^ Church web site
  10. ^ "New Irish Bishop. Dean Vere White Elected To Limerick". The Times. No. 42831. 21 September 1921. p. 7; col. C.
Church of Ireland titles
Preceded by Bishop of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe
1921–1933 		Succeeded by