| Authorised form of name | Morley; George (1597 - 1684); bishop of Winchester |
| Dates | 1597 - 1684 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Cheapside, London, England, Europe |
| Date of birth | 27 February 1597 |
| Place of death | Farnham Castle, near Winchester, Hampshire, England, Europe |
| Date of death | 29 October 1684 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Baptism:
St Matthew's, Friday Street, London, England, Europe (5 March 1597)
Burial:
Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, Hampshire, England, Europe |
| Activity | Education:
Westminster School; Christ Church, Oxford (BA 1618; MA 1621; DD 1642); Lincoln's Inn (admitted 1664); Gray's Inn (admitted 1664)
Career:
Chaplain to Robert, Earl of Carnarvon; Sinecure Rector of Hatfield, Sussex (1640); Rector of Mildenhall, Wiltshire (1641-1648); Chaplain to Charles I; Canon of Christ Church (1642-1647, 1660); Rector of Pennant, Montgomery (1644-1653); attended Arthur Capel, Lord Capel, at the scaffold (1649); in exile on the Continent (1649-1660); Tutor to Clarendon's daughter, Anne Hyde; Rector of Great Haseley, Oxfordshire (1660); Canon of Wells (1660); Dean of Christ Church (1660); Dean of the Chapel Royal; Bishop of Worcester (1660-1662); Bishop of Winchester (1662-1684); Governor of the Charterhouse (1663); benefactor of St Paul's Cathedral, Christ Church and Pembroke College, Oxford among others
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 28/11/1666 |
| Age at election | 69 |
| Relationships | Parents: Francis Morley and Sarah Denham
Additional relatives: uncle Sir John Denham (FRS 1663) |
| OtherInfo | Morley was a friend of Edward Hyde's, 1st Earl of Clarendon (FRS 1665), through whose memoirs most of the information about Morley's early career at Oxford can be gathered. He played a prominent role in resisting the parliamentary visitation of Oxford in 1647, for which he was ultimately ejected in spring 1648. He was not active in the Society's work and was considered exempt from payment. |
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| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; Foster; ODNB
Notes:
ODNB has year of birth as 1598. |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/16173276 |
| Code | NA5664 |
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