Waller Hobson

Edward Waller Hobson (5 December 1851 – 17 April 1924) was an Irish Anglican clergyman.^[1] He also played rugby union for Ireland.^[2]

Hobson was educated at the Royal School Dungannon and Trinity College, Oxford, where he graduated with a Master of Arts;^[3]^[4] and ordained in 1877^[5] After a curacy in Kingstown he held incumbencies at Moy,^[6] Derryloran and Portadown. He also held chaplaincy roles to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland and the Lord Primate of All Ireland. He became Archdeacon of Armagh in 1915, a post he held until his death. At the same time as his appointment as archdeacon, he was appointed the librarian to the Armagh Public Library.^[4]

Personal life

Hobson was the son of Canon John Meade Hobson.^{[citation needed]}

On 11 June 1891 Hobson married Frances Maria Hall-Dare, daughter of Robert Westley Hall-Dare and Frances Anne Catharine Lambart.^[7] They had no children.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ "Hobson, Edward Waller". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2016 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 24 December 2017. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ "DEATH OF REV. E. W. HOBSON". Lurgan Mail. 19 April 1924.
^ 'LATEST NEWS' Freeman's Journal(Dublin, Ireland), Wednesday, 28 January 1874
^ ^a ^b "Hobson, Ven. Edward Waller" . Thom's Irish Who's Who . Dublin: Alexander Thom and Son Ltd. 1923. p. 111 – via Wikisource.
^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1929/30 p 687 Oxford: OUP, 1929
^ 'THE CHURCH OF IRELAND' The Belfast News Letter (Belfast, Ireland), Thursday, 4 September 1884; Issue 21565
^ ‘Armagh clergy and parishes: being an account of the clergy of the Church of Ireland in the Diocese of Armagh, from the earliest period, with historical notices of the several parishes, churches, &c’ by James B. Leslie, 1911, Dundalk : W. Tempest.

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[1] "Hobson, Edward Waller". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2016 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 24 December 2017. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[2] "DEATH OF REV. E. W. HOBSON". Lurgan Mail. 19 April 1924.

[3] 'LATEST NEWS' Freeman's Journal(Dublin, Ireland), Wednesday, 28 January 1874

[TIWW-4] "Hobson, Ven. Edward Waller" . Thom's Irish Who's Who . Dublin: Alexander Thom and Son Ltd. 1923. p. 111 – via Wikisource.

[5] Crockford's Clerical Directory 1929/30 p 687 Oxford: OUP, 1929

[6] 'THE CHURCH OF IRELAND' The Belfast News Letter (Belfast, Ireland), Thursday, 4 September 1884; Issue 21565

[7] ‘Armagh clergy and parishes: being an account of the clergy of the Church of Ireland in the Diocese of Armagh, from the earliest period, with historical notices of the several parishes, churches, &c’ by James B. Leslie, 1911, Dundalk : W. Tempest.

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Waller Hobson

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