Philip Twysden

The Right Reverend Philip Twysden M.A., D.C.L.
Bishop of Raphoe
Church	Church of Ireland
Province	Armagh
Diocese	Raphoe
In office	1747–1752
Predecessor	William Barnard
Successor	Robert Downes
Orders
Consecration	29 March 1747
Personal details
Born	circa 1714 Kent
Died	2 November 1752 (aged c. 38) Hounslow Heath or Wrotham Heath or East Peckham
Buried	St Michael's Church, East Peckham
Nationality	English
Denomination	Anglican
Parents	Sir William Twysden, 5th Baronet and Jane Twisden
Spouse	(1) Mary Purcell (2) Frances Carter
Children	Two daughters
Alma mater	University College, Oxford

Philip Twysden, M.A., D.C.L. (c. 1714–1752) was an Anglican prelate who served in the Church of Ireland as the Bishop of Raphoe from 1747 to 1752. The circumstances of his death later became the subject of rumour.

He was born in Kent, England in circa 1714, the third son of Sir William Twysden, 5th Baronet of Roydon Hall, East Peckham, Kent, by his wife and distant cousin Jane Twisden. He was educated at University College, Oxford, from where awarded with a Master of Arts degree, and later with the honorary degree of Doctor of Civil Law.

He married twice: firstly to Mary Purcell (died 1743) and secondly to Frances Carter, daughter of the Rt. Hon. Thomas Carter. By his second wife, he had two children: Mary (died in infancy) and a posthumous daughter Frances (1753–1821), who was one of the many mistresses of King George IV when he was Prince of Wales.

He was ordained in the Anglican ministry and for a short time served as the Rector of Ealing. Afterwards, he became the chaplain to Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield and Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. Twysden was nominated the Bishop of Raphoe by King George II on 28 February 1747 and consecrated at St Michan's Church, Dublin on 29 March 1747.

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