Benjamin Lany
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The Right Reverend Benjamin Lany |
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| Bishop of Ely | |
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| Diocese | Diocese of Ely |
| In office | 1667–1675 |
| Predecessor | Peter Gunning |
| Successor | Matthew Wren |
| Other posts |
Bishop of Peterborough (1660–1663) Bishop of Lincoln (1663–1667) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1591 Ipswich |
| Died | 24 January 1675 (aged 84) |
| Buried | Ely Cathedral |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Alma mater | Christ's College, Cambridge |
Benjamin Lany, F.R.S., D.D. (or Laney; 1 January 1591 – 24 January 1675) was an English academic and bishop.
Lany was born in Ipswich and entered Christ's College, Cambridge in 1608. He graduated B.A. in 1612 and M.A. in 1615; and became a Fellow of Pembroke Hall, Cambridge in 1616.
He was ordained on 21 February 1619. After a curacy at Madingley he held livings at Hambledon, Hampshire, Bishops Waltham and Buriton. He was also Chaplain to the Bishop of Winchester from 1628.He became Master of Pembroke in 1630; and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge in 1632.
In 1643 Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester and Simeon Ashe led a visitation to the University on behalf of Parliament. This saw Lany deprived of his position. He went into exile with the future Charles II of England.
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