| Authorised form of name | Norris; Edward (1663 - 1726); physician, parliamentarian, and colonial secretary |
| Other forms of surname | Norreys |
| Norres |
| Dates | 1663 - 1726 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Speke, Lancashire, England, Europe |
| Date of birth | 1663 |
| Place of death | Utkinton, Cheshire, England, Europe |
| Date of death | 22 July 1726 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Baptism: Childwall, Lancashire, England, Europe (19 April 1665)
Burial: St Michael's chapel, Garston Hall, near Speke, Lancashire, England, Europe |
| Occupation | Physician |
| Activity | Education:
Brasenose College, Oxford; BA (1686), MA (1689), MB (1691), MD (1695)
Career:
Practised medicine in Chester (to 1698); Secretary to his brother Sir William Norris in his embassy to the Mogul Emperor (1701-1702); afterwards practised at Utkinton, Cheshire; MP for Liverpool (1715-1722)
Memberships:
FRCP (1716) |
| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 09/11/1698 |
| Proposer | Sir John Hoskins |
| Relationships | Parents: Thomas Norris of Speke and his wife, Catherine, daughter of Sir Henry Garraway, former Lord Mayor of London
Siblings: Thomas Norris (1653–1700); Sir William Norris (1658–1702); Richard Norris, MP (1670-1730)
Spouse: Ann, daughter of William Cleveland of Liverpool (or, Anne, daughter of Peter Gerard of Crewood, Cheshire) (1705)
Children: Susannah Norris; Katherine Leycester, and Thomas Norris |
| OtherInfo | Descended from a distinguished family, who had represented Liverpool almost continuously since the Revolution.
As secretary in the East India Company, from April 1701, he journeyed to Aurangazib's camp in the Deccan, entering the Mogul's camp at Parnella on 28 April 1701, carrying letters from his Majesty. Departing for England in September 1702, he transported a cargo valued at 147, 000 rupees, with 50, 000 rupees blonging to the Company and 87, 000 to his brother. Following an illness caused by the hardships of the journey, he resumed the profession of medicine at Utkinton. |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; Hunter; Foster; Segwick
Notes:
Sedgwick says wife was Anne Gerard |
| Code | NA7784 |