Church Church of England Nationality English Predecessor Gilbert Sheldon Term ended 1675 (death) Successor Henry Compton | Elected 1663 Parents Thomas Henchman Diocese Diocese of London Name Humphrey Henchman Consecration 1660 | |
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Other posts Bishop of Salisbury
1660–1663 Died 1675, A1 in London, London, United Kingdom Education Christ's College, Cambridge | ||
Bishop Humphrey Henchman
Humphrey Henchman (1592 – 1675) was a Church of England clergyman and bishop of London from 1663 to 1675.
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Early life
He was born in Burton Latimer (or possibly nearby Barton Seagrove), Northamptonshire, the son of Thomas Henchman, a skinner, and educated at Christ's College, Cambridge where he achieved BA in 1613 and MA in 1616. He became a Fellow of Clare College, Cambridge in 1617.
Ecclesiastical career
Ejected as a canon of Salisbury Cathedral, where he had been since 1623, during the First English Civil War, he joined the royalist forces, and had his estates confiscated. He was one of those who helped the future Charles II to escape the country after the Battle of Worcester of 1651. On the Restoration of 1660, he was made Bishop of Salisbury and in 1663 translated to be Bishop of London, where he saw both the Great Plague and the Great Fire of London.
He was also made Privy Councillor and Almoner to the King. In March, 1665 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society.