Gorges Edmond Howard [SEP] date of death
Gorges Edmond Howard
Gorges Edmond Howard (1715–1786) was a miscellaneous Irish writer. He wrote on the law and created literary works.
Biography.
Gorges Edmond Howard was the son of Captain Francis Howard (of dragoons) and Elizabeth (born Jackson). He was born in Coleraine on 28 August 1715 and educated at Thomas Sheridan's school in Dublin.
Howard became an apprentice in the exchequer at Dublin and after a dalliance with becoming a soldier, he perserevered and became a solicitor. He secured a lucrative
of Sir Edmond Gorges and his wife in the chancel. The nearby rectory was built in the 17th century.
The West Tower, is high, and contains eight bells, three of which date from 1705. The clock face was added in 1730.
The large churchyard contains several monuments to the Gibbs family which owned the nearby Tyntesfield Estate, which has recently been purchased by the National Trust following the death of Baron Wraxall.
History.
The southern doorway of the present building was part of a previous building