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James Hawkins was an Irish Anglican bishop in the 18th and 19th centuries.A former Dean of Emly (1766–1775) Hawkins was the Bishop of Dromore from 1775 to 1780 and Bishop of Raphoe from then until his death on 23 June 1807.He married Catherine the daughter of Gilbert Keene and had four sons and three daughters. His son James adopted the additional surname of Whitshed and was created first Baronet Whitshed-Hawkins.