Nathaniel Alexander (bishop)

The Rt Hon and Most Rev[1] Nathaniel Alexander DD
Bishop of Clonfert and Kilmacduagh
In office 1802–1804
Bishop of Killaloe and Kilfenora[2]
In office May 1804 – November 1804
Bishop of Down and Connor
In office 1804–1823
Bishop of Meath
In office 1823–1840
Personal details
Spouse	Anne née Jackson

Nathaniel Alexander (1760 – 21 October 1840), was an Anglican bishop in Ireland during the first half of the 19th century.[3]

He was born in 1760 and educated at Harrow and Emmanuel College, Cambridge.[4] He was appointed[5] Bishop of Clonfert and Kilmacduagh[6] in 1802 [7] and translated to Killaloe in 1804. Only six months later he became Bishop of Down and Connor.[8] He was translated for a third time to Meath[9] in 1823.[10] A nephew of James Alexander, 1st Earl of Caledon; father of Robert Alexander, Archdeacon of Down from 1814 to 1828;[11] and uncle of William Alexander, Archbishop of Armagh from 1896 to 1911,[12] he died in post on 21 October 1840.[13]

References

1. Despite his title he is not an Archbishop but by tradition the Premier Bishop of Ireland > Debrett’s Correct Form Montague-Smith,P(Ed): London, Debrett’s,1992 ISBN 0-7472-0658-9
2. "A New History of Ireland" Moody, T.M; Martin, F.X; Byrne, F.J; Cosgrove, F:Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0-19-821745-5
3. Fasti Ecclesiae Hiberniae: The Succession of the Prelates and Members of the Cathedral Bodies of Ireland. Volume 4 Cotton, H Dublin, James Charles & son 1850
4. "Alexander, Nathaniel (ALKR778N)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
5. The Times, Friday, Mar 19, 1802; pg. 3; Issue 5369; col C Ecclesiastical News
6. The Aberdeen Journal (Aberdeen, Scotland), Wednesday, March 24, 1802; Issue 2828
7. 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.
8. The Morning Chronicle (London, England), Wednesday, December 5, 1804; Issue 11091
9. “A history of the Diocese of Meath” Healy, J: Dublin, SPCK, 1908
10. Jackson's Oxford Journal (Oxford, England), Saturday, March 29, 1823; Issue 3648
11. "Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Vol III" Cotton, H. pp233/4 Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848–1878
12. "Fifty years ofDisestablishment" Patton, H: Dublin; APCK; 1922
13. The Times, Saturday, Oct 24, 1840; pg. 3; Issue 17497; col C Death Of The Bishop Of Meath.-The Right Rev Nathaniel Alexander

Church of Ireland titles
Preceded by George de la Poer Beresford	Bishop of Clonfert and Kilmacduagh 1802–1804	Succeeded by Christopher Butson
Preceded by Charles Dalrymple Lyndsay	Bishop of Killaloe and Kilfenora 1804 (May)–1804 (November)	Succeeded by Robert Ponsonby Tottenham Loftus
Preceded by William Dickson	Bishop of Down and Connor 1804–1823	Succeeded by Richard Mant
Preceded by Thomas Lewis O'Beirne	Bishop of Meath 1823–1840	Succeeded by Charles Dickenson