James Lyster (1810–1891) was an Anglican dean in the nineteenth century."Declaring His Genius: Oscar Wilde in North America" Roy Morris, Jr: London, Belknap, 2013
He was the son of Anthony Lyster, High Sheriff of County Roscommon in 1815, and his wife Jane Fosbery, and the elder brother of George Fosbery Lyster. He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin. He was Dean of Leighlin from 1854 to 1864.Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae, Cotton, H: Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1868 He emigrated to Canada to become Dean of Ontario.
Lyster died at Ruthin on 2 September 1891.Births, Deaths, Marriages and Obituaries The Belfast News-Letter (Belfast, Ireland), Wednesday, 9 September 1891; Issue 23769 He had married in 1837 Maria Sarah Keating; they had a son and a daughter.
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