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The Most Reverend John Ryder D.D. | |
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| Archbishop of Tuam Bishop of Ardagh | |
| Church | Church of Ireland |
| Archdiocese | Tuam |
| Appointed | 19 March 1752 |
| In office | 1752-1775 |
| Predecessor | Josiah Hort |
| Successor | Jemmett Browne |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Killaloe(1742–1743) Bishop of Down and Connor(1743–1752) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 14 May 1721 by Edmund Gibson |
| Consecration | 21 February 1742 by John Hoadly |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1697 |
| Died | 4 February 1775 Nice,Kingdom of France |
| Nationality | English |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | Dudley Ryder |
| Spouse | Alice Wilmot Frances Hutchinson |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Queens' College, Cambridge |
John Ryder (c. 1697 – 4 February 1775) was theChurch of IrelandBishop of Down and Connor, from 1743 to 1752, and thenArchbishop of Tuam, from 1752 to his death in 1775.
The son of Dudley Ryder, haberdasher, he was born atNuneaton,Warwickshire, about 1697. His grandfather was another Dudley Ryder (died 1683), anejectedrector ofBedworth. He was educated atCharterhouse School andQueens' College, Cambridge, where he graduatedBA in 1715,MA in 1719, andDD in 1741.[1]
In 1721 Ryder was appointed asvicar of Nuneaton and held theliving until his appointment asChurch of Irelandbishop of Killaloe byletters patent of 30 January 1742. He was consecrated inSt Bridget's, Dublin, on 21 February. Only a year later he was translated to thesee of Down and Connor, and was further promoted, in March 1752, to bearchbishop of Tuam and bishop of Ardagh. His views wereevangelical.
Ryder spent his later years atNice, where he died on 4 February 1775 from the effects of a fall from his horse. He was buried on 6 February in a ground near the shore, purchased for Protestant burials by the British consul. The area was later eroded by the sea.
His daughter Catherine married a John Hamilton and, travelling on the Continent, met and became a dear friend ofYekaterina Romanovna Vorontsova-Dashkova, a major figure of theRussian Enlightenment. Princess Dashkova came to Ireland and spent time with the family. Two of John Ryder's relations, Martha andKatherine Wilmot went to Russia to renew the friendship.[2]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: "Ryder, John (1697?-1775)".Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
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