MOORE, John (1646-1714) | HoP Development Site

Family and Education

bap. 5 May 1646, Mems of St. Margaret’s Church, Westminster, ed. Burke, 198. 1st s. of Thomas Moore (1621-86), ironmonger of Market Harborough, Leics. and Elizabeth, da. of Edward Wright of Sutton-juxta-Broughton, Leics. educ. Market Harborough Free Sch.; Clare, Camb., matric. 28 June 1662, BA 1666, fell. 1667-77, MA 1669, DD 1681; ord. 1671; incorp. Oxf. 1673. m. (1) 22 May 1679, CUL, Adv.e.38, 7; HMC 2nd Rep. 114. Rose (d. 18 Aug. 1689), 5th da. of Neville Butler of Barnwell Priory, Cambs. 3s. (1 d.v.p.), 3da. (1 d.v.p.); (2) c.1691, Dorothy, da. of William Barnes of Darlington, co. Dur., wid. of Michael Blackett of Morton Palms, co. Dur. and of Sir Richard Browne, bt., 3s. C. Moore, ‘The father of black-letter collectors’, Mem. of John Moore bishop of Ely, (1885), 10-11, 19, 36. d. 31 Jul. 1714; will 27 Jul., pr. 30 Aug. 1714. TNA, PROB 11/541.

Offices Held

Chap. to William III and Mary II, 1689 – 91; commr. eccl. preferment 1699. Bodl. Ballard 4, f. 51; CSP Dom. 1699–1700, p. 276.

Chap. to Heneage Finch, earl of Nottingham, 1670–82, Bodl. Tanner 305, f. 13. to Daniel Finch, 2nd earl of Nottingham, 1682 – 91; vic. St Andrew the Less, Barnwell, Cambs. 1671 – 76; rect. Blaby, Leics., 1676 – 87, St Augustine, London, 1687 – 89, St Andrew, Holborn, 1689 – 91; preb. Ely, 1679 – 91.

Gov. Charterhouse 1710–d. Davies, Charterhouse in London, app. D.

Parlimentarian

MOORE, John (1646-1714)

Associated with: St James, Charles Street, London; Westminster., Petit France.Camb. RO, 17/C1; Tanner 137, f. 184; E. Hatton, A New View of London, ii. 623-39.;

Likenesses

oil on canvas by G. Kneller, 1705, Clare, Camb.; oil on canvas by unknown artist (J. Kerseboom?), c.1705-10, Clare, Camb.; oil on canvas by follower of G. Kneller, 1707, Lambeth Palace; oil on canvas by I. Whood (aft. G. Kneller), 1736, CUL.

Author

Adams, Beverly

Littleton, Charles

Volume

Lords 1660-1715

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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