James Hastings was an Irish Anglican priest.
He was Dean of Achonry from 1806Fasti Ecclesiæ Hibernicæ: The Succession of the Prelates Volume 4 until 1812Caledonian Mercury (Edinburgh, Scotland), Saturday, 27 June 1812; Issue 14122 having previously been Archdeacon of Glendalough. In 1803 his only daughter, Francis Hastings married Caesar Otway (1780-1842), who had previously taken holy orders and gained high literary attainments as a first rate scholar, having numerous works published.
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