Francis Marsh

Francis Marsh (23 October 1626 – 16 November 1693) was Archbishop of Dublin from 1682 to 1693.^[1]

The Most Reverend Francis Marsh D.D.
Archbishop of Dublin Primate of Ireland
Church	Church of Ireland
Province	Dublin
Diocese	Dublin and Glendalough
Appointed	14 February 1682
In office	1682–1693
Predecessor	John Parker
Successor	Narcissus Marsh
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe (1667–1673) Bishop of Kilmore and Ardagh (1673–1682)
Orders
Ordination	27 January 1661 by Jeremy Taylor
Consecration	22 December 1667 by Thomas Price
Personal details
Born	23 October 1626 Gloucestershire, England
Died	16 November 1693(1693-11-16) (aged 67)
Nationality	English
Denomination	Anglican
Spouse	Mary Taylor

He was admitted to Emmanuel College, Cambridge in April 1642 as the son of Henry Marsh esq. of Edgeworth, Gloucestershire.^[2] He had previously been Dean of Connor (1660–1661), Dean of Armagh (1661–1667), Bishop of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe and Kilmore and Ardagh. He married Mary, the daughter of Bishop Jeremy Taylor.^[3] Their son Jeremiah Marsh was the Dean of Kilmore.^[4] From his father-in-law, Jeremy Taylor, he inherited a silver watch, said to have been a gift from Charles I. This watch remained in the family of his great-grandson, Francis Marsh, barrister-at-law.^[5]