John Henry Bernard
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The Right Reverend John Henry Bernard PC
Privy Council of Ireland
The Privy Council of Ireland was an institution of the Kingdom of Ireland until 31 December 1800 and of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 1801-1922...

 (27 July 1860 – 29 August 1927), was an Irish clergyman.

Bernard was born in Raniganj
Raniganj
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, India. He was Dean
Dean (religion)
A dean, in a church context, is a cleric holding certain positions of authority within a religious hierarchy. The title is used mainly in the Anglican Communion and the Roman Catholic Church.-Anglican Communion:...

 of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin from 1902 to 1911, Bishop of Ossory, Ferns and Leighlin
Bishop of Ossory, Ferns and Leighlin
The Bishop of Ossory, Ferns and Leighlin was the Ordinary of the Church of Ireland diocese of Ossory, Ferns and Leighlin in the Ecclesiastical Province of Dublin...

 from 1911 to 1915 and Church of Ireland
Church of Ireland
The Church of Ireland is an autonomous province of the Anglican Communion. The church operates in all parts of Ireland and is the second largest religious body on the island after the Roman Catholic Church...

 Archbishop of Dublin
Archbishop of Dublin (Church of Ireland)
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 from 1915 to 1919.

A prolific scholar, in many fields, including Church history, theology
Theology
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 and philosophy
Philosophy
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, he was the Provost
Provost (education)
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 of Trinity College, Dublin
Trinity College, Dublin
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 from 1919 to 1927.
He was regarded as an unrepentant Unionist, representng their interests as a delegate to the 1917-18 Irish Convention
Irish Convention
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.

Bernard married his cousin Maude Nannie Bernard in 1885; they had two sons and two daughters (Parker (2005): 73).

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