Background
He was baptised at Kirby Wiske on 28 July 1644, the son of John Palliser. He was educated at Northallerton Grammar School but his father had died before he entered Trinity College, Dublin in 1660.
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William Palliser
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Career
On 28 January he was ordained to the priesthood in Street Patrick"s Cathedral, Dublin. In October 1670 Palliser was elected as medicus of Trinity and in 1678 was appointed as professor of divinity. He gave the Latin oration at the funeral of Archbishop James Margetson of Armagh in September 1678.
On 14 February 1692/93, a year after the battle of the Boyne, Palliser was consecrated Bishop of Cloyne.
On 10 April 1694 he was nominated as Archbishop of Cashel, this appointment being confirmed by letters patent dated 26 June 1694. After his translation he held the see until his death on 1 January 1726/27.
He was buried in January, 1726/7 at Saint Andrew"s in Dublin. Palliser married, firstly, Elizabeth Hoey, daughter of William Hoey, Member of Parliament He died on 27 September 1686, at which time his widow was pregnant.
He was the son of Valentine Greatrakes, the well-known faith healer.
The second son, John, assumed the name and arms of Palliser and was the ancestor of the brothers, Sir William Palliser, Member of Parliament and Captain John Palliser. Palliser was a substantial benefactor of his old college, Trinity.
