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Edward Synge (1691–1762) was an Anglican bishop in the Church of Ireland who was the Bishop of Clonfert and Kilmacduagh (1730–1732), Bishop of Cloyne (1732–1734), Bishop of Ferns and Leighlin (1734–1740) and Bishop of Elphin (1740–1762). His father was Edward Synge, Archbishop of Tuam. His grandfather was Edward Synge, Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross and his brother Nicholas Synge Bishop of Killaloe. He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin, obtaining a Master of Arts degree in 1712 and a Doctorate of Divinity in 1728. He was briefly Provost of Tuam and Chancellor of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, before he was nominated the Bishop of Clonfert and Kilmacduagh on 14 May 1730 and consecrated on 7 June 1730.〔, ''Handbook of British Chronology'', p. 383.〕 He was subsequently translated to Cloyne on 22 March 1732,〔, ''Handbook of British Chronology'', p. 385.〕 then to Ferns and Leighlin on 8 February 1734,〔, ''Handbook of British Chronology'', p. 393.〕 and finally to Elphin on 15 May 1740.〔, ''Handbook of British Chronology'', p. 392.〕 He served on numerous Dublin bodies and is particularly well known for his letters to his only surviving daughter, Alicia by his wife Jane Curtis. In these he makes incidental allusions to the rural economy but they are principally taken up with paedagogically apt and interesting remarks concerning evolving English style and expression. Religious preoccupations and classical references are absent, as are references to traditional Irish culture (apart from a reference to a popular song addressed to the wren), but there is a very limited awareness of contemporary French literature. He died in office on 27 January 1762, aged 71.〔 His daughter Alicia married Joshua Cooper MP (1732–1800) of Markree Castle in County Sligo. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Edward Synge (bishop of Elphin)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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