Luke Ussher was Archdeacon of Armagh from 1622[1] until his death on 6 November 1632.[2]

The son of Archbishop Henry Ussher[3] and his first wife Margaret Elliott, daughter of Thomas Elliott of Balreask, and brother of Marcus Ussher MP and of Robert Ussher, Bishop of Kildare, he was born in Kentstown, County Meath, and educated at Trinity College, Dublin.[4] He held livings at Kentstown, Clonmore and Termonfeckin.[5] He married Mary O'Connor and had at least five children.

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  1. ^ "Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 3" Cotton, H. p44 Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848–1878
  2. ^ James B Leslie. "Armagh clergy and parishes: being an account of the clergy of the Church of Ireland in the Diocese of Armagh, from the earliest period, with historical notices of the several parishes, churches, &c (page 7 of 62)". ebooksread.com. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  3. ^   "Ussher, Henry (1550?-1613)". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
  4. ^ "Alumni Dublinenses: a register of the students, graduates, professors and provosts of Trinity College in the University of Dublin (1593–1860George Dames Burtchaell/Thomas Ulick Sadleir p833: Dublin, Alex Thom and Co, 1935
  5. ^ "Protestant Clergy in Termonfeckin". termonfeckinhistory.ie. Retrieved 1 June 2018.