| Authorised form of name | Laney; Benjamin (1591 - 1675); bishop of Ely |
| Other forms of surname | Lany |
| 'Benjamin Ely' |
| 'Benjamin Lincoln' |
| 'Benjamin Peterborough' |
| Dates | 1591 - 1675 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Ipswich, Suffolk, England, Europe |
| Date of birth | 1591 |
| Place of death | Ely, Cambridgeshire, England, Europe |
| Date of death | 24 January 1675 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Burial:
South aisle of the presbytery, Ely Cathedral, Ely, Cambridgeshire, England, Europe |
| Occupation | Clergyman, Church of England |
| Activity | Education:
Christ's College, Cambridge (BA 1612; MA 1615); Incorporated at Oxford (1617); Pembroke College, Cambridge (BD 1722; DD 1630)
Career:
Fellow of Pembroke (1616); Ordained deacon and priest (1619); Vicar or Curate of Madingley, Cambridgeshire (1619-1624); Vicar of Hambledon, Hampshire (1626); Vicar of Waltham Bishops (1629); Master of Pembroke (1630-1644 and 1660-1662); Chaplain to Richard Neile, Bishop of Winchester, and afterwards to Charles I; Rector of Buriton, Hampshire (1631); Prebendary of Winchester (1631-1639); Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge University (1632-1633); Prebendary of Westminster (1639-1663); Deprived as a Royalist and High Churchman, followed Charles II into exile in France, reinstated at the Restoration; Dean of Rochester (1660); Bishop of Peterborough (1660-1663); Bishop of Lincoln (1663-1667); Bishop of Ely (1667-1675)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 14/11/1666 |
| Proposer | Seth Ward |
| Relationships | Parents: John Lany and Mary Poolie
Additional relatives: great-nephew Edward Lany (FRS 1692) |
| OtherInfo | Despite being proposed and elected to the Royal Society, he was never admitted and was not active in the Society's work. After his death, the generosity of his bequests were noted and included funds towards the rebuilding of St Paul's Cathedral, establishing a grammar school in Cambridge, as well as a trust for apprenticing poor children at Soham. |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; Venn; Hunter; Hunter; Ward; Foster; ODNB |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/54494609 |
| Code | NA6433 |