Thomas Percy (bishop of Dromore)
Thomas Percy | |
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| Bishop of Dromore | |
Thomas Percy | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Down and Dromore |
| In office | 1782–1811 |
| Predecessor | William Beresford |
| Successor | George Hall |
| Other post | Dean of Carlisle (1778–1782) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1753 |
| Consecration | 26 May 1782 by Richard Robinson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 April 1729 |
| Died | 30 September 1811 (aged 82) |
| Buried | Dromore Cathedral |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Residence | Dromore, County Down |
| Parents | Arthur Lowe Percy and Jane Percy née Nott |
| Spouse | Anne Percy née Gutterridge |
| Children | Elizabeth Percy, wife of Pierce Meade |
| Education | Bridgnorth Grammar School |
| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
Thomas Percy (13 April 1729 – 30 September 1811) was Bishop of Dromore, County Down, Ireland. Before being made bishop, he was chaplain to George III of the United Kingdom. Percy's greatest contribution is considered to be his Reliques of Ancient English Poetry (1765), the first of the great ballad collections, which was the one work most responsible for the ballad revival in English poetry that was a significant part of the Romantic movement.