George More

{{Short description|English politician (1553–1632)}} {{other people|George More}} {{Use British English|date=August 2017}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2017}} {{Infobox person | name = Sir George More | image = Sir George More.jpg | caption = Portrait of Sir George More. | birth_date = 28 November 1553 | birth_place = London, England | death_date = {{Death date and age|1632|10|16|1553|11|28|df=y}} | death_place = London, England | occupation = Courtier, politician }}

'''Sir George More''' (28 November 1553 – 16 October 1632)<ref name=ODNB>{{cite ODNB |last=Knafla |first=Louis A. |date=January 2008 |title=More, Sir George (1553–1632) |id=19177}}</ref> was an English courtier and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1584 and 1625.

== Early life == 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.<ref>J.C.H./M.A.P., 'More, George (1553-1632), of Loseley, Surr.', in P.W. Hasler (ed.), ''The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1558-1603'', (from Boydell and Brewer, 1981), [http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1558-1603/member/more-george-1553-1632 History of Parliament online].</ref>

He was educated at the Royal Grammar School, Guildford and Corpus Christi College, Oxford.<ref>A. Davidson and R. Sgroi, 'More, Sir George (1553-1632), of Loseley, nr. Guildford, Surr. and Blackfriars, London', in A. Thrush and J.P. Ferris (eds), ''The History of Parliament: The House of Commons, 1603-1629'' (from Cambridge University Press, 2010), [https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1604-1629/member/more-sir-george-1553-1632 History of Parliament online].</ref> 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.<ref name=Surrey>{{Cite web |url=http://www.surreycc.gov.uk/sccwebsite/sccwspages.nsf/LookupWebPagesByTITLE_RTF/Chief+members+of+the+More+family+of+Loseley+and+other+main+correspondents?opendocument |title=Surrey County Council – Chief members of the More family of Loseley and other main correspondents |access-date=28 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007175005/http://www.surreycc.gov.uk/sccwebsite/sccwspages.nsf/LookupWebPagesByTITLE_RTF/Chief+members+of+the+More+family+of+Loseley+and+other+main+correspondents?opendocument |archive-date=7 October 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== Career == In 1584, More was elected Member of Parliament for Guildford and was re-elected MP for Guildford in 1586 and 1589.<ref name=Willis>{{Cite Notitia Parliamentaria|converted=1|part=2|pages=229–239}}</ref> He was provost marshal for Surrey in 1589.<ref name=Surrey/> In 1593, he was MP for Guildford again. He was High Sheriff of Surrey and Sussex in 1596.<ref name=Surrey/> In 1597, he was elected MP for Surrey.<ref name=Willis/> He was knighted in February 1598.<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/knightsofengland02shawuoft#page/n103/mode/2up Knights of England]</ref> From 23 June 1601 to 1613, he was Chamberlain of the Receipt in the Exchequer.<ref name=Surrey/> He was re-elected MP for Surrey in 1601. He was re-elected MP for Guildford in 1604 and for Surrey in 1614.<ref name=Willis/> 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.<ref name=Willis/>

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.<ref name=Surrey/>

In April 1607 the Earl of Dorset wrote to More hoping he could influence the Countess of Cumberland to arrange the marriage of her daughter Lady Anne Clifford to his grandson Richard Sackville.<ref>J.C. Jeaffreson (ed.), 'The Manuscripts of William More Molyneux, Esquire, of Loseley Park', ''Seventh Report of the Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts'', Part I (HMSO, London 1879), Appendix, pp. 596-681, [https://archive.org/details/reportofroyalcom07grea/page/668/mode/2up?view=theater at p. 668] (Internet Archive).</ref>

==Marriages and issue== More married first Anne Poynings (died 19 November 1590), (daughter of Sir Adrian Poynings of Burnegate, Dorset and Mary West), by whom he had four sons and five daughters:<ref>'Crophill, no. 17: George More', in D. Richardson, ed. K.G. Everingham, ''Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families'', 2nd Edition, 4 vols (Salt Lake City, 2011), II, pp. 1-7, [https://books.google.com/books?id=8JcbV309c5UC&pg=RA1-PA6 at pp. 5-6] (Google).</ref>

*Sir Robert More. *George More. *William More. He was a young companion of Prince Henry, and wrote to his father for a horse to ride with the Prince to visit some paper mills.<ref>A.J.Kempe (ed.), ''The Loseley Manuscripts'' (John Murray, London 1836), [https://books.google.com/books?id=f2pjAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA368 pp. 368-70] (Google).</ref> *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 the younger of Stammerham (died 1555), near Horsham, West Sussex, by whom he had no issue.<ref name=Surrey /><ref>R.J.W. Swales and A.K.D. Hawkyard, 'Michell, John II (d.1555), of Stammerham, Suss.', in S.T. Bindoff (ed.), ''The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1509-1558'' (from Boydell and Brewer 1982), [https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1509-1558/member/michell-john-ii-1555 History of Parliament Online].</ref>

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