William Newcome, archbishop of Armagh

(1729-1800)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Newcome, William, 1729-1800 NRA: Newcome William (1729-1800) Archbishop of Armagh DNB: Newcome, William (1729-1800), Church of Ireland archbishop of Armagh and theologian LBT ID: WiNewco1800 VIAF ID: 22543672 LOC ID: n85089680	B/BAP: 1729-04-10 DIED: 1800-01-11
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English theologian; a former tutor of Charles James Fox, he was promoted to the see of Armagh in 1795. He published An Harmony of the Gospels (1778).
REFERENCES TO William Newcome, archbishop of Armagh: William Field, Memoirs of the Life, Writings, and Opinions of the Rev. Samuel Parr, LL.D.; with Biographical Notices of many of his Friends, Pupils, and Contemporaries. 2 vols (London: Henry Colburn, 1828) Ch. XI. 1779-1786 Found 2: ¶ 5 ¶ n1 Ch VI. 1811-1815 Found 1: ¶ 9 Ch XIX. 1820-1824 Found 1: ¶ 14 Redding, Cyrus, 1785-1870, Fifty Years’ Recollections, Literary and Personal, with Observations on Men and Things. 3 vols (London: Charles J. Skeet, 1858) Chapter VII. Found 1: ¶ 94