George Rust

Born [date unknown] in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

Died Dec 1670 in Lisburn, County Antrim, Ireland

Biography

Church of Ireland Clergy

He was a native of Cambridge

He was admitted to St Catharine's, Cambridge in 1644. B.A. 1646-7; M.A. from Christ's, 1650; B.D. 1658; D.D. (perhaps incorp. 1566, from Trinity College, Dublin). Fellow of Christ's, 1649-59. ^[1]

He was invited into Ireland by Bishop Jeremy Taylor, and was ordained Deacon and Priest on the same day, 7 May 1661. He was presented to the deanery of Connor by patent dated 3 August 1661, and was instituted on 31st August . (FF.)

Rector of Island Magee, 1662. Rector of Lisbum, 1664.

Advanced to the bishopric of Dromore by patent dated 8 November 1667. [Lib. Mun.] His character stands high for ability, learning, eloquence, and piety.

He died in December, 1670, and was buried in Dromore cathedral.

Sources

1. ↑ [https://archive.org/details/p1alumnicantabri03univuoft/page/501/mode/1up Alumni cantabrigienses; a biographical list of all known students, graduates and holders of office at the University of Cambridge, from the earliest times to 1900; by University of Cambridge; John Venn and John Archibald Venn, Publication date 1922-54

• Wikipedia - George Rust
• Dictionary of National biography - George Rust
• Fasti ecclesiae Hibernicae: the succession of the prelates and members of the Cathedral bodies of Ireland by Henry Cotton, 1789-1879
• Vol 3. - The Province of Ulster, Pg 253, 281