Individual Details

George Abbott

(29 Oct 1562 - 1632/33)

Protestant clergyman, born in Guildford, Surrey. He studied at Oxford, and rose to be Master of University College (1597), Dean of Winchester (1600), and three times Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University (1600-1605). He owed his promotion to the sees of Lichfield (1609), London (Bishop 1610) and Canterbury (Archbishop 1611-1633), to the Earl of Dunbar. A sincere but narrow-minded Calvinist, he was equally opposed to Catholics and to heretics.

Events

Birth29 Oct 1562Guildford, Surrey, England
Death1632/33
Occupation1611-1633 Archbishop Of Canterbury

Families

FatherMaurice Abbott (1540 - 1605)
MotherAlice Marsh ( - 1605)
SiblingRobert Abbott (1560 - 1617)
SiblingRichard Abbott (1570 - )
SiblingSir Morris Abbott (1570 - 1640)
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