Charles Leslie (nonjuror)
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Charles Leslie (27 July 1650 – 13 April 1722) was a former Church of Ireland priest who became a leading Jacobite propagandist after the 1688 Glorious Revolution. One of a small number of Irish Protestants to actively support the Stuarts after 1688, he is best remembered today for his role in publicising the 1692 Massacre of Glencoe.
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Church | Church of Ireland |
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Ordination | 1681 |
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Born | 27 July 1650 |
Died | April 13, 1722(1722-04-13) (aged 71–72) Glaslough, County Monaghan, Ireland, |
Buried | Glaslough |
Alma mater | Trinity College, Dublin |
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