James Stannus (2 October 1788 – 28 January 1876) was an Irish Anglican priest in the first half of the 19th-century.[1]

Stannus was the son of Thomas Stannus Member of Parliament (MP) for Portarlington from 1798 to 1800.[2] He was born in Portarlington and educated at Trinity College, Dublin[3] After a curacy in Ballinderry he was Rector of Lisburn then Dean of Ross, Ireland from 1829[4] until his death.[5]

Arms

Coat of arms of James Stannus
Notes
Confirmed 14 May 1857 by Sir John Bernard Burke, Ulster King of Arms.[6]
Crest
A talbot's hea Porper collared and lined Or in the mouth a martlet Sable.
Escutcheon
Argent on a fess between three pigeons rising Azure a tiger's face Porper between two mullets of the first.
Motto
Et Vi Et Virtute

References

  1. ↑ "The Works of Roger Hutchinson: Fellow of St. John's College" Bruce, J. p15: Cambridge; CUP; 1842
  2. ↑ "Person Page". thepeerage.com. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  3. ↑ Alumni Dublinenses : a register of the students, graduates, professors and provosts of Trinity College in the University of Dublin (1593–1860)Burtchaell, G.D/Sadlier, T.U p775: Dublin, Alex Thom and Co, 1935
  4. ↑ "The Succession of the Prelates and Members of the Cathedral Bodies of Ireland. Fasti ecclesiae Hiberniae. Vol. 1, The Province of Munster" Cotton, H p356 Dublin; Hodges and Smith; 1849
  5. ↑ Multiple News Items The Morning Post (London, England), Saturday, 29 January 1876; pg. 5; Issue 32320
  6. ↑ "Grants and Confirmations of Arms Vol. F". National Library of Ireland. p. 115. Retrieved 28 June 2022.


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