Edward Goldmith (1662–1722) was an Irish Anglican priest in the 17th century.Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I., eds. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (3rd, reprinted 2003 ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. .
Goldsmith was educated at Trinity College, Dublin.Alumni Dublinenses : a register of the students, graduates, professors and provosts of Trinity College in the University of Dublin (1593–1860) George Dames Burtchaell/Thomas Ulick Sadleir p. 331: Dublin, Alex Thom and Co, 1935 He was ordained on 17 May 1664 and held livings at Ardcarne, Eastersnow and Kilmactrany. Goldsmith was Prebendary of Rasharkin in Lisburn Cathedral from 1692 until 1700."The Succession of the Prelates and Members of the Cathedral Bodies of Ireland. Fasti ecclesiae Hiberniae. Vol. 3, The Province of Ulster" Cotton, H p. 268 Dublin; Hodges and Smith; 1849 He was Dean of Elphin from 1700 until his death."The Succession of the Prelates and Members of the Cathedral Bodies of Ireland. Fasti ecclesiae Hiberniae. Vol. 4, The Province of Connaught" Cotton, H pp. 135/6 Dublin; Hodges and Smith; 1849
His first cousin Robert Goldsmith was paternal grandfather of the poet Oliver Goldsmith;"The Life of Oliver Goldsmith" Prior, J. pp4-5: London; John Murray; 1837 and his son Isaac Dean of Cloyne from 1736 to 1769."Clerical and Parochial Records of Cork, Cloyne, and Ross" Brady, W.M. P204: London; Longmans; 1864
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