Person Laney; Benjamin (1591 - 1675); bishop of Ely Laney Benjamin bishop of Ely Lany 'Benjamin Ely' 'Benjamin Lincoln' 'Benjamin Peterborough' 1591 - 1675 British Male Ipswich, Suffolk, England, Europe 1591 1591 Ely, Cambridgeshire, England, Europe 24 January 1675 16750124 Burial: South aisle of the presbytery, Ely Cathedral, Ely, Cambridgeshire, England, Europe

Ely House, Cambridgeshire (-1675)

Clergyman, Church of England 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) Parents: John Lany and Mary Poolie Additional relatives: great-nephew Edward Lany (FRS 1692) 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. Fellow 14/11/1666 Seth Ward Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; Venn; Hunter; Hunter; Ward; Foster; ODNB International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 1591 - 24 Jan 1675 The past Fellows entries are under continuous revision. If you have queries or additional information to contribute, please contact Library@royalsociety.org. Content in external sources is not controlled by the Royal Society and historical sources may include content that is now unacceptable. Reviewed on 19/05/2022 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA6433 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 01/06/2026 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/54494609 23fdd510-4613-4121-9b88-c4c970294272