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Carew Reynell (bishop)
Carew Reynell
DD
was an
Anglican bishop
in the second half of
the 18th century
.
A Londoner
, he was
educated
at
Winchester
and
New College, Oxford
and held
incumbencies
in
Colerne
and
Bristol
. He was also
Chaplain
to
William Bradshaw, Bishop of Bristol
and
Chancellor
of
that diocese
. In 1739 he became Chaplain to
William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire
,
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
who
elevated
him to the
Bishopric of Down and Connor
two years later.
He
died
on
1 January
1745.