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Philip Twysden (1713–1752), was an Anglican clergyman who served in the Church of Ireland as Lord Bishop of Raphoe from 1747 to 1752. The circumstances of his death later became the subject of scandalous rumour.
6. Philip Twysden: The Bishop turned Highwayman. Philip Twysden was a member of a respectable Kent dynasty and the Bishop of Raphoe in Ireland. In 1752, he died mysteriously after being taken ill on Hounslow Heath. His family gave out the story that Bishop Twysden had died of an inflammation of the bowels.
The Twysden family fortunes were already on the wane because of the spendthrift habits of the bishop’s grandfather. The bishop’s father had attempted to mend the family fortunes. However, it was not enough to help Philip Twysden who, not long before his ignominious death, had been declared bankrupt after spending the family’s savings in London.
25 de feb. de 2021 · Countess of Jersey. Royal mistress and courtier. She was born Frances Twysden, second and posthumous daughter of the Rev. Dr Philip Twysden (c.1714–52), Bishop of Raphoe (1746–1752) (died 2 November 1752, allegedly shot while attempting to rob a stagecoach in London) and his second wife Frances Carter (later wife of...
28 de abr. de 2022 · 1707. Death: 1767 (59-60) Immediate Family: Son of Sir William Twysden, 5th Baronet and Jane Twysden. Husband of Mary Twysden. Father of Frances Twysden; Heneage Twysden; Thomas Twysden and Sir William Jervis Twysden, 7th Baronet. Brother of Lt. Col Thomas Twysden and Rt. Rev. Dr. Philip Twysden, Bishop of Raphoe. Managed by:
2 de nov. de 2023 · Philip Twysden, Anglican clergyman who serves in the Church of Ireland as Lord Bishop of Raphoe from 1747 to 1752, dies bankrupt on November 2, 1752, after having been shot while allegedly masquerading as a highwayman. The circumstances of his death later become the subject of scandalous rumour.
Philip Twysden Kent-born Philip Twysden was consecrated as Bishop of Raphoe from 1747 to 1752, having been nominated by King George II. An Oxford graduate and doctor of civil law, he is said to have become bankrupt after spending the family’s savings in London.
