George Marlay

George Marlay (1691 – 13 April 1763) was an Anglo-Irish Anglican priest in the eighteenth century:[1] he was Bishop of Dromore[2] from 1745 until 1763.

He was born at Creevagh Beg, near Ballymahon, County Longford, the fourth son of Anthony Marlay and Elizabeth Morgan.

His father was originally from Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and was a son of the English Civil War hero Sir John Marlay.

George was an army officer, who fought in the American War of Independence, and was captured after the Battle of Saratoga.

[4] Elizabeth married the leading banker David La Touche, who became the first Governor of the Bank of Ireland.