Person: Downame, George (1596 - 1618)

• Comments

  Venn: Matric. pens, from CHRIST'S, Nov. 1581. S. of William, Bishop of Chester. B.A. 1584-5; M.A. 1588; B.D. 1595; D.D. 1601. Fellow, 1587-96. Incorp. at Oxford, 1591. One of the earliest teachers of the Logic of Ramus. Chaplain to James I. Preb. of St Paul's, 1593-1616. Preb. of Chester, 1594-9. R. of St Margaret, Lothbury, 1596-1601. R. of Gt Munden, Herts., 1601-16. R. of St Michael-le-Queme, 1614-7. Preb. of Wells, 1615. Bishop of Derry, 1616-34. Famous as a logician. Author, Sermons, etc. Died at Derry, Apr. 17, 1634. Buried in the Cathedral there. Brother of John (1589), father of Samuel (1615). (Peile, i. 166; D.N.B.)

Education Events

• BD

  Type	Name	Date	Qualification	University	Full Record
  Appt	Downame, Georgius	21/09/1596	BD		View

• DD

  Type	Name	Date	Qualification	University	Full Record
  Appt	Downam, Georgius	10/09/1601	DD		View
  LibC	Downham, George	00/00/1614	DD		View
  Disp	Downame, Georg	24/03/1614	DD		View
  Appt	Downame, Georgius	30/04/1615	DD		View
  Appt	Downame, George	26/06/1615	DD		View

Appointment Events

• Rector : St Margaret Lothbury (21/09/1596 - 30/06/1618 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Appt	Downame, Georgius	21/09/1596	Rector	Institution	London, Sancte Margarete in Lothburie/	View
  Appt	Brookes, Samuel	30/06/1618	Rector	Institution	St Margaret Lothbury, London/	View

• Prebendary : Chester Cathedral, fifth canonry (07/03/1599 - 07/03/1599 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Vac	Downeham, Georgius	07/03/1599	Prebendary	resignation	Chester Cathedral/	View

• Rector : Great Munden (10/09/1601 - 00/00/1614 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Appt	Downam, Georgius	10/09/1601	Rector	Institution	Mondon Magna/	View
  Libc	Downham, George	00/00/1614	Rector		Great Mondon/	View

• Prebendary : Wells Cathedral, Prebend of Yatton (26/06/1615 - 13/08/1616 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Appt	Downame, George	26/06/1615	Prebendary	Installation	Wells Cathedral/Prebend of Yatton	View
  Vac	Downam, George	13/08/1616	Prebendary	resignation	Wells Cathedral/Prebend of Yatton	View