John Owen (1686–1760) was an Anglican priest in Ireland during the 18th century."Hallelujah – The story of a musical genius and the city that brought his masterpiece to life: George Frideric Handel’s Messiah in Dublin" Bardon, Jonathan : Dublin Gill & Macmillan Ltd, 30 Oct 2015
Owen was born in Dublin and educated at Trinity College Dublin."Alumni Dublinenses Supplement pp647/8: a register of the students, graduates, professors and provosts of Trinity College in the University of Dublin (1593–1860) Burtchaell, G.D/Sadlier, T.U: Dublin, Alex Thom and Co, 1935 He was Prebendary of St Michael's in Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin from 1736 to 1746"Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 2" Cotton, H. p68: Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848-1878 and of St John's"Memoirs of Laetitia Pilkington, Volume 1 Elias, A.C. (ed) p606: Athens, Georgia; University of Georgia Press; 1997 from then until his death."Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 2" Cotton, H. p79: Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848-1878 He was Dean of Clonmacnoise from 1742 until his death."Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 3" Cotton, H. p146: Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848-1878 In 1744 Owen became Prebendary of Swords in St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, again holding the post until his death."Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 3" Cotton, H. p138: Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848-1878
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