Waller Hobson
Irish Anglican priest, Archdeacon of Armagh
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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]
