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From 1610 he was [[Bishop of Meath]], retaining the Norwich deanery to 1614, and the Raphoe bishopric for the rest of his life. Bishop Montgomery was also rector of [[Chedzoy]].<ref>http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=18656</ref> |
From 1610 he was [[Bishop of Meath]], retaining the Norwich deanery to 1614, and the Raphoe bishopric for the rest of his life. Bishop Montgomery was also rector of [[Chedzoy]].<ref>http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=18656</ref> |
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After his death in London in 1620/21 his body was taken to Ireland and buried at Ardbraccan church. <ref> {{cite web | url = http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=gjrnAAAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-PA226&lpg=RA1-PA226&dq=dean+of+kilmore&source=bl&ots=kyrilRI1MK&sig=Qvvhh7ZPGHT_3p-MXBWSdUUocoA&hl=en&sa=X&ei=RA0wT-uSA9PJ8gOw5_38AQ&ved=0CB4Q6AEwADge#v=onepage&q=dean%20of%20kilmore&f=false| title = The antiquities and history of Ireland Sir James Ware| accessdate = 2012-02-06}} </ref> |
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The Rt. Rev. Dr. George Montgomery (1562–1621) was a Scottish churchman, promoted by James VI and I to Irish bishoprics.
Life
He was the brother of Hugh Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery, who used his influence on George's behalf.[1][2] After James I had made him Dean of Norwich in 1603,[3] he was appointed the first Protestant Bishop of Raphoe, in 1605.[4] There he began the construction of The Cathedral Church of St. Eunan.[5] At the same time he was made Bishop of Clogher and Bishop of Derry; and in 1607 lobbied Lord Salisbury for the establishment of free schools in Ulster.[6] From 1609 he assisted in the plantation of Scots in western Ulster.[7]
From 1610 he was Bishop of Meath, retaining the Norwich deanery to 1614, and the Raphoe bishopric for the rest of his life. Bishop Montgomery was also rector of Chedzoy.[8]
After his death in London in 1620/21 his body was taken to Ireland and buried at Ardbraccan church. [9]
Family
He married firstly Susan Steyning, and secondly Elizabeth Brabazon, daughter of the 1st Baron Brabazon and sister of the 1st Earl of Meath. He had one daughter Jane, who married Nicholas St Lawrence, 11th Baron Howth. Her father, who had accumulated great wealth, was able to provide a dowry of £3000, a great sum at the time.
Character
He was praised in his time as " no lazy bishop nor idle patriot" and called the " darling and chief advocate of the Church of Ireland". He was also noted for his loyalty to his brother Lord Montgomery, his " best and closest friend".
Notes
- ^ http://ancestryireland.com/scotsinulster/Scottish%20Undertakers/Scottish_Undertakers.html
- ^ http://www.greencastlemuseum.org/Ulsterscots/ref_001b.htm
- ^ http://www.hamiltonmontgomery1606.com/george_montgomery.asp
- ^ http://www.from-ireland.net/don/lewis/dioraphoe.htm
- ^ http://www.askaboutireland.ie/reading-room/history-heritage/heritage-towns/the-heritage-towns-of-don/raphoe/st.-eunans-cathedral-raph/
- ^ http://www.ulsterscotsagency.com/sitefiles/resources/July%2008%20US%20Pg14.pdf
- ^ http://www.smccartan.utvinternet.com/essay5.htm
- ^ http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=18656
- ^ "The antiquities and history of Ireland Sir James Ware". Retrieved 2012-02-06.
Further reading
- Henry A. Jefferies, George Montgomery, first Protestant Bishop of Clogher (1605-1621). Clogher Record: Journal of the Clogher Historical Society, 16:3 (1999), 127-29. ISSN 0412-8079.