Charles Ovenden | |
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| Born | Charles Thomas Ovenden (1846-09-11)11 September 1846 |
| Died | 9 July 1924(1924-07-09) (aged 77) Earlscliffe, Baily,County Dublin |
| Church | Anglican |
Charles Thomas Ovenden (11 September 1846 – 9 July 1924)[1] was an Irish Anglican priest,[2] author,[3] andDean of St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin of theChurch of Ireland.[4]
Born inEnniskillen,Northern Ireland[5] he was educated at thePortora Royal School, Enniskillen andTrinity College, Dublin.
Ordained in 1870,[6] his first position was as acurate at Magdalene Church, Belfast. Later he wasRector ofDunluce, County Antrim[7] and thenSuccentor atSt Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin. He was Rector ofPortrush from 1884 to 1886 when he becamePrecentor ofClogher.[8] In 1903 he becameDean of Clogher[9] before moving to Dublin in 1911.[10]
During World War I he protested the German submarine actions and while the Dean of St. Patrick's Church was quoted byThe Telegraph as saying that he prays with all heart "that [the German] knavish tricks might be confounded".[11]
He married Isabella Mary Ovenden (née Robinson) in 1871. Their daughters were paediatricianIsabella (‘Ella’) Gertrude Amy Webb (16 October 1877–1946) and Florence Irene Harriet Wynne-Finch (née Ovenden).[12][13] They raised Charles Ovenden's niece, confusingly also named Isabella Gertrude Webb but born 28 October 1877. The later child's parents, William Henry (Charles' brother) and Edith Ovenden née Lamb, fought contentious divorce and custody proceedings in New Zealand, as a result of which a judge placed Webb's cousin in the custody of Charles and Isabella in Ireland.[14][12]
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| Preceded by | Dean of Clogher 1903–1911 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Dean of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin 1911–1924 | Succeeded by |
