NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Law, John, 1745-1810 NRA: Law, John (1745-1810) Bishop of Elphin DNB: Law, John (1745–1810), Church of Ireland bishop of Elphin LBT ID: JoLaw1810 VIAF ID: 68784622 LOC ID: nr91019150 | B/BAP: 1745-05-06 DIED: 1810-03 |
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The son of Edmund Law (1703–1787), bishop of Carlisle; he was educated at Charterhouse
and at Christ's College, Cambridge; he was bishop of Clonfert (1782), Killala (1787) and
Elphin (1795). He was a friend of William Paley. | |