Hugh Boulter
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The Most Reverend Hugh Boulter |
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| Archbishop of Armagh | |
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| In office | 1724–1742 |
| Predecessor | Thomas Lindsay |
| Successor | John Hoadly |
| Other posts | Bishop of Bristol (1719–1724) |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
4 January 1672 London, England, UK |
| Died | 27 September 1742 (aged 70) London, England, UK |
| Buried | Westminster Abbey |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Education | Merchant Taylors' School |
| Alma mater |
Christ Church, Oxford Magdalen College, Oxford |
Hugh Boulter (4 January 1672 – 27 September 1742) was the Church of Ireland Archbishop of Armagh, the Primate of All Ireland, from 1724 until his death. He also served as the chaplain to George I from 1719.
Boulter was born in London and was educated at Merchant Taylors' School before attending Christ Church, Oxford. However, after only a year at Christ Church he transferred to Magdalen College.
After leaving the university in 1700 Boulter served as a chaplain to several prominent individuals, including Sir Charles Hedges, the Secretary of State for the North, and Thomas Tenison, the Archbishop of Canterbury, before being awarded his D.D. in 1708.
After spending seven years working as a rector, Boulter was appointed as the archdeacon of Surrey in 1715. In 1719 Boulter was announced as the successor to George Smalridge as both the Dean of Christ Church and as the Bishop of Bristol. Boulter was controversially offered the primacy of the Church of Ireland in 1724, William King, as Archbishop of Dublin the natural successor to the title, being passed over due to his opposition to the Toleration Act. As Archbishop of Armagh Boulter was a keen supporter of the so-called English interest, the filling of top judicial, political, and ecclesiastical posts in Ireland with Englishmen in order to maintain English power in the country, a position that made him unpopular in Ireland.
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