# George More

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{{Short description|English politician (1553–1632)}}
{{other people|George More}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2017}}
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{{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](/source/London), [England](/source/England)
| death_date         = {{Death date and age|1632|10|16|1553|11|28|df=y}}
| death_place        = [London](/source/London), [England](/source/England)
| occupation         = [Courtier](/source/Courtier), [politician](/source/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](/source/House_of_Commons_of_England) at various times between 1584 and 1625.

== Early life ==
More was the son of [Sir William More](/source/William_More_(died_1600)) of [Loseley Park](/source/Loseley_Park), Surrey and his second wife, Margaret Daniell, daughter of Ralph  Daniell of [Swaffham](/source/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](/source/Royal_Grammar_School%2C_Guildford) and [Corpus Christi College, Oxford](/source/Corpus_Christi_College%2C_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](/source/Inner_Temple) in 1574. He was a [Justice of the Peace](/source/Justice_of_the_Peace) for Surrey and Sussex and [Deputy Lieutenant](/source/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](/source/Guildford_(UK_Parliament_constituency)) 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](/source/High_Sheriff_of_Surrey) and [Sussex](/source/High_Sheriff_of_Sussex) in 1596.<ref name=Surrey/> In 1597, he was elected MP for [Surrey](/source/Surrey_(UK_Parliament_constituency)).<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](/source/Chamberlain_of_the_Exchequer) 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](/source/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](/source/Henry_Frederick%2C_Prince_of_Wales), and [Chancellor of the Order of the Garter](/source/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](/source/verderer) of Windsor Forest and constable of [Farnham Castle](/source/Farnham_Castle).<ref name=Surrey/>

In April 1607 the [Earl of Dorset](/source/Thomas_Sackville%2C_1st_Earl_of_Dorset) wrote to More hoping he could influence the [Countess of Cumberland](/source/Margaret_Clifford%2C_Countess_of_Cumberland) to arrange the marriage of her daughter [Lady Anne Clifford](/source/Lady_Anne_Clifford%2C_14th_Baroness_de_Clifford) to his grandson [Richard Sackville](/source/Richard_Sackville%2C_3rd_Earl_of_Dorset).<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](/source/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](/source/Robert_More_(MP%2C_born_1581)).
*George More.
*William More. He was a young companion of [Prince Henry](/source/Henry_Frederick%2C_Prince_of_Wales), 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](/source/Nicholas_Throckmorton_(alias_Carew)).
*Margaret More, who married [Sir Thomas Grimes](/source/Thomas_Grimes).
*Anne More, who married the poet [John Donne](/source/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](/source/Sir_John_Mill%2C_1st_Baronet).
*Frances More, who married [Sir John Oglander](/source/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](/source/Horsham%2C_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>

==References==
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| title=Member of Parliament for [Guildford](/source/Guildford_(UK_Parliament_constituency)) 
| before= [William More](/source/William_More_(died_1600)) 
| before2= [Thomas Stoughton](/source/Thomas_Stoughton)
| with= [Laurence Stoughton](/source/Laurence_Stoughton)
| years=1584–1593
| after= [Sir William More](/source/William_More_(died_1600)) 
| after2= [Sir Robert Southwell](/source/Robert_Southwell_(died_1598)) 
}}
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| title=Member of Parliament for [Surrey](/source/Surrey_(UK_Parliament_constituency)) 
| before= [Sir John Wolley](/source/John_Wolley_(MP))
| before2= [Sir William More](/source/William_More_(of_Losely))
| with= [William Howard](/source/William_Howard%2C_3rd_Baron_Howard_of_Effingham) 1597
| with2= [Charles Howard](/source/Charles_Howard%2C_2nd_Earl_of_Nottingham) 
| years=1597–1601
| after= [Sir Robert More](/source/Robert_More_(MP%2C_born_1581)) <br> [Sir Edmund Bowyer](/source/Edmund_Bowyer_(died_1627)) 
}}
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| title=Member of Parliament for [Guildford](/source/Guildford_(UK_Parliament_constituency)) 
| before= [Robert More](/source/Robert_More_(MP%2C_born_1581))
| before2= [William Jackson](/source/William_Jackson_(fl._1601%E2%80%931604)) 
| with=[George Austen](/source/George_Austen_(MP))
| years=1604–1611
| after= [Sir Robert More](/source/Robert_More_(MP%2C_born_1581))
| after2= [George Stoughton](/source/George_Stoughton)
}}
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| title=Member of Parliament for [Surrey](/source/Surrey_(UK_Parliament_constituency)) 
| before= [Sir Robert More](/source/Robert_More_(MP%2C_born_1581)) <br> [Sir Edmund Bowyer](/source/Edmund_Bowyer_(died_1627))
| with= [Sir Nicholas Carew](/source/Nicholas_Throckmorton_(alias_Carew))
| years=1614–1622
| after= [Sir Robert More](/source/Robert_More_(MP%2C_born_1581)) <br> [Sir Thomas Grimes](/source/Thomas_Grimes)
}}
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| title=Member of Parliament for [Guildford](/source/Guildford_(UK_Parliament_constituency)) 
| before= [Sir Robert More](/source/Robert_More_(MP%2C_born_1581)) <br> [John Murray](/source/John_Murray%2C_1st_Earl_of_Annandale)
| with=[Nicholas Stoughton](/source/Nicholas_Stoughton)
| years=1624
| after= [Sir Robert More](/source/Robert_More_(MP%2C_born_1581)) 
| after2= [Robert Parkhurst](/source/Robert_Parkhurst_(died_1651))
}}
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| title=Member of Parliament for [Surrey](/source/Surrey_(UK_Parliament_constituency)) 
| before=[Sir Robert More](/source/Robert_More_(MP%2C_born_1581)) <br> [Sir Thomas Grimes](/source/Thomas_Grimes)
| with= [Sir Francis Leigh](/source/Francis_Leigh_(died_1644))  
| years=1625
| after= [Sir Richard Onslow](/source/Richard_Onslow_(Parliamentarian)) <br> [Sir Ambrose Browne](/source/Sir_Ambrose_Browne%2C_1st_Baronet)
}}
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