George England (divine)

George England (fl. 1735), was an English divine and author. England was a member of the England family which flourished at Yarmouth, Norfolk, in the 16th and 17th centuries, and may have been a grandson of Sir George England.

For other uses, see George England (disambiguation).

Career

He was chaplain to Lord Hobart, by whom he was presented in 1733 to the living of Hanworth, Norfolk. In 1737 he resigned Hanworth to become rector of Wolterton and Wickmere, a consolidated living in the same county.

Writings

He was the author of ‘An Enquiry into the Morals of the Ancients,’ London, 1737, 4to, a work based on the belief that the ‘ancients,’ by whom is understood the Greeks and Romans, were much superior in the practice of morality to Christians in general.

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References

     This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "England, George (fl.1735)". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.

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