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| John HENLEY Adm. pens. (age 17) at ST JOHN'S, 15 Jun., 1709. S. of Simon (1679). B. at Melton Mowbray [ Leicestershire ], 03 Aug., 1692. Schools, Melton [ Leicestershire ] and Oakham [ Rutland ] (Mr Wright). Matric. 1709 ; B.A. 1712/3 ; M.A. 1716 . Generally known as 'Orator Henley.' Ord. deacon (Lincoln) 12 Jun., 1715; priest, 21 Sep., 1718. C. to his father, in 1715 ; and Master at Melton School [ Leicestershire ], 1716 . He applied to the Vice-Chancellor, at one time, to hold an 'oratory' at Stourbridge Fair [ Worcestershire ], but was refused. Came to London , 1721 . Reader at the Church of St George the Martyr [ London ]. R. of Chelmondiston, Suffolk , 1723 . Began his 'orations' at Newport [???], 1726 . Established himself in Lincoln's Inn Fields [ London ], 1729 . Ridiculed by Pope in the Dunciad . Caricatured by Hogarth. Author, theology, grammar, etc. Died 14 Oct., 1756. ( D.N.B. ) | John HENLEY Approx. lifespan: 1692–1756 Adm. pens. (age 17) at St John's College 1709:06:15 s. of Simon HENLEY (1679) b. at Melton Mowbray, [ Leicestershire ] 1692:08:03 Schools Melton, [ Leicestershire ] and Oakham, [ Rutland ] ( Mr – WRIGHT ). Matric. 1709 B.A. 1712/3 M.A. 1716 Generally known as ' Orator HENLEY .' Ord. deacon (Lincoln) 1715:06:12 ; priest 1718:09:21 C. to his father, in 1715 ; and Master Sch: Melton School Melton, [ Leicestershire ] 1716 He applied to the Vice-Chancellor, at one time, to hold an 'oratory' at Stourbridge Fair, [ Worcestershire ] but was refused. Came to London 1721 Reader at the Church of St George the Martyr, [ London ] R. of Chelmondiston, Suffolk 1723 Began his 'orations' at Newport, ??? 1726 Established himself in Lincoln's Inn Fields, [ London ] 1729 Ridiculed by Pope in the Dunciad Caricatured by Hogarth. Author, theology, grammar, etc. Died 1756:10:14 ( D.N.B. ) |