Arthur Leech

The Very Rev. Arthur Henry Leech, FSIA (23 March 1817 – 10 May 1890)[1] was an Irish clergyman and Dean of Cashel from 1878–90.[2][3]

For the Australian rules footballer, see Arthur Leech (footballer).

He was born in Dublin, the fifth son of civil servant William Ansdell Leech, an inspector with H.M. Customs in Ireland, and Mary Atkinson.[4] He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin, receiving his BA in 1840 and MA and in 1869.[5] He was a fellow of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland.[6] He was a clergyman in the diocese for more than 50 years when he died at the deanery, aged 73.[7]

He married Ellen Wilson, daughter of Thomas Maunsell Wilson and the Hon. Isabella Monck and granddaughter of Charles Monck, 1st Viscount Monck. They had one who died in infancy and five daughters.[4]

References

1. Obituary For 1890 The Times (London, England), Saturday, 3 January 1891; pg. 3; Issue 33212
2. ‘CHURCH NEWS’ The Morning Post (London, England), Friday, 25 October 1878; pg. 3; Issue 33175
3. "A New History of Ireland" Moody, T.W; Martin, F.X; Byrne, F.J; Cosgrove, A: Oxford, OUP, 1976 ISBN 0-19-821745-5
4. Burke, Bernard (1898). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain & Ireland. Harrison & sons. p. 250. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
5. Alumni Dublinenses : a register of the students, graduates, professors and provosts of Trinity College in the University of Dublin (1593-1860). Trinity College Dublin. p. 491. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
6. "Irish Historical and Archæological Association" Freeman's Journal and Daily Commercial Advertiser (Dublin, Ireland), Thursday, 4 October 1888
7. "The Late Dean of Cashel". Hampshire Chronicle. 21 June 1890. p. 8. Retrieved 2 July 2018.

Church of Ireland titles
Preceded by William Pakenham Walsh	Dean of Cashel 1878–1890	Succeeded by George Purcell White