Ancestral Trails 2016 » George MORE (1553-1632)

Persönliche Daten George MORE 

• Er wurde geboren am 28. November 1553 in Loseley Park, Artington, Guildford, Surrey.
• Er ist verstorben am 16. Oktober 1632 in Loseley Park, Artington, Guildford, Surrey, er war 78 Jahre alt.
• Er wurde beerdigt Oktober 1632 in St Nicholas, Guildford, Surrey.

Familie von George MORE

Er hat eine Beziehung mit Anne POYNINGS.

Kind(er):

1. Robert MORE  1581-1626
2. Mary MORE  1582-1615 
3. Margaret MORE  1583-1665 

Notizen bei George MORE

Sir George More (28 November 1553 - 16 October 1632) was an English courtier and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1584 and 1625.

More was the son of Sir William More of Loseley Park, Surrey and his second wife Margaret Daniell, daughter of Ralph Daniell of Swaffham, Norfolk. He was educated at the Royal Grammar School, Guildford and Corpus Christi College, Oxford. He left Oxford after failing his academic exercises, and was admitted to Inner Temple in 1574. He was a Justice of the Peace for Surrey and Sussex and Deputy Lieutenant for Surrey.

In 1584, More was elected Member of Parliament for Guildford and was re-elected MP for Guildford in 1586 and 1589. He was provost marshal for Surrey in 1589. In 1593 he was MP for Guildford again. He was High Sheriff of Surrey and Sussex in 1596. In 1597 he was elected MP for Surrey. He was knighted in February 1598. From 23 June 1601 to 1613, he was Chamberlain of the Receipt in the Exchequer. He was re-elected MP for Surrey in 1601. He was re-elected MP for Guildford in 1604 and for Surrey in 1614. From 1615 to 1617, he was Lieutenant of the Tower of London. He was elected MP for Surrey again in 1621. In 1624 he was elected MP for Guildford and was elected MP for Surrey again in 1625.

Among his other roles, More was treasurer and receiver general to James I's son, Henry, Prince of Wales, and Chancellor of the Order of the Garter. He was subsidy and loan commissioner, muster commissioner, and commissioner for recusants and seminaries for Surrey. He was a verderer of Windsor Forest and constable of Farnham Castle.

Marriages and issue
More married firstly Anne Poynings (d. 19 November 1590), daughter of Sir Adrian Poynings of Burnegate, Dorset, and Mary West, by whom he had four sons and five daughters:

Sir Robert More.
George More.
William More.
John More.
Mary More, who married Sir Nicholas Throckmorton.
Margaret More, who married Sir Thomas Grimes.
Anne More, who married the poet John Donne, much against the wishes of her father, who had Donne imprisoned as a result, though they were later reconciled.
Elizabeth More, who married Sir John Mills.
Frances More, who married Sir John Oglander.

He married secondly Constance Michell, widow of Richard Knight, esquire, and daughter and co-heir of John Michell of Stammerham, Sussex, by whom he had no issue.
SOURCE: Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_More

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