- George Lavington
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name = George Lavington
religion =Church of England
See = Exeter
Title =Bishop of Exeter
Period = 1746 – 1762
Predecessor =Nicholas Claget
Successor =Frederick Keppel
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bishops =
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date of birth = 1682
place of birth =Mildenhall, Wiltshire ,England
date of death = death date and age|1762|09|13|1682|01|01
place of death =Exeter ,Devon ,England George Lavington (1682
Mildenhall, Wiltshire -13 September 1762 Exeter ) was aBishop of Exeter from 1746-1762.He was educated atNew College, Oxford and later appointed Chaplain to King George I. He served as aPrebendary atWorcester Cathedral . Later, he served as Weldland Prebendary atSt Paul's Cathedral, London . OnFebruary 8 1746 , he was consecratedBishop of Exeter atLambeth Palace , which post he held until death.He was an ardent opponent of
Methodism , and kept up a correspondence of letters and pamphlets withJohn Wesley . A portrait painting of Lavington from the early 1760s byThomas Gainsborough survives.An epitaph by Subdean Barton survives on a tablet behind the sedilia in the south aisle of
Exeter Cathedral , describing him as a pattern for Christian bishops.Family
He married Frances Mary Lavie on
20 June 1722 at St Benet's ChurchLondon and had at least 3 children by her:
#George Lavington bapt14 April 1723 Worcester Cathedral
#Margaret Frances Lavington bapt30 April 1724 Worcester Cathedral
#Anne Lavington bapt11 April 1730 Worcester Cathderal, who marriedNutcombe Quicke (1727-1810), the Chancellor of Exeter CathedralExternal links
* [http://www.exeter-cathedral.org.uk/Gallery/Bishops/B15.html Epitaph by Subdean Barton at Exeter Cathedral]
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