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Adm. pens. (age 17) at PEMBROKE, July 3, 1788. Only s. of Henry Handley, Esq. [Russia-merchant] [of Hackney, and] of West Ham, Essex (and Grace, dau. of the Rev. T. Hest, of Warton, Lancs.). B. Jan. 14, 1771, in the parish of St Andrew Undershaft, London. [School, Dr Newcome's, Hackney.] ' Matric. Michs. 1789. Migrated to Peterhouse, Oct. 28, 1789; B.A. 1793; M.A. 1796. Adm. ad eundem at Oxford, 1817. Ord. deacon, 1796; priest, 1800. P.C. of St John's Chapel, South Hackney (which he partially endowed), 1809-31; R. 1831-50. Preb. of Llandaff, 1816; of St Paul's, 1825. Chaplain to the Earl of Shaftesbury. ‘He came to be known as the head of the High Church party, and his influence in the religious world was far-reaching. Rumour secured for him the title of the “Bishopmaker.” From 1793-1834 he largely ruled the proceedings of the S.P.C.K.’ Married, June 19, 1805, Henrietta Catherine, dau. of David Powell, and had issue. Author, religious. Died Dec. 4, 1850. (T. A. Walker, 359; Burke, L.G.; Northants. Clergy; Misc. Gen. et Her., N.S., I. 102; D.N.B.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1796 | Ordi(ordination) | Norris, Henry Handley | / | deacon | View |
| 1800 | Ordi(ordination) | Norris, Henry Handley | / | priest | View |
| 1812 | Appt(Appointment) | Norris, Henry Handle | Cropley, Earl of Shaftesbury / | domestic chaplain | View |
| 1812 | Appt(Licensing) | Norris, Henry Handley | St John's Chapel, Hackney / | Curate | View |
| 1825 | Appt(collation) | Norris, Henry handley | St Paul's Cathedral / prebend of Holborn | Prebendary | View |
| 1831 | Appt(Institution) | Norris, Henry Handley | South Hackney / | Rector | View |