Nathaniel Alexander (1760 – 21 October 1840), was an Anglican bishop in Ireland during the first half of the 19th century.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
He was born in 1760 and educated at Harrow and Emmanuel College, Cambridge. He was appointedThe Times, Friday, Mar 19, 1802; pg. 3; Issue 5369; col C Ecclesiastical News Bishop of Clonfert and KilmacduaghThe Aberdeen Journal (Aberdeen, Scotland), Wednesday, March 24, 1802; Issue 2828 in 1802 Fryde, E. B; Greenway, D. E; Porter, S; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology (Third Edition, revised ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. . and translated to Killaloe in 1804. Only six months later he became Bishop of Down and Connor.The Morning Chronicle (London, England), Wednesday, December 5, 1804; Issue 11091 He was translated for a third time to Meath“A history of the Diocese of Meath” Healy, J: Dublin, SPCK, 1908 in 1823.Jackson's Oxford Journal (Oxford, England), Saturday, March 29, 1823; Issue 3648 A nephew of James Alexander, 1st Earl of Caledon; father of Robert Alexander, Archdeacon of Down from 1814 to 1828;"Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Vol III" Cotton, H. pp233/4 Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848–1878 and uncle of William Alexander, Archbishop of Armagh from 1896 to 1911,"Fifty years ofDisestablishment" Patton, H: Dublin; APCK; 1922 he died in post on 21 October 1840.The Times, Saturday, Oct 24, 1840; pg. 3; Issue 17497; col C Death Of The Bishop Of Meath.-The Right Rev Nathaniel Alexander
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