John Hales

John Hales (1584–1656) was an English cleric, theologian and writer. An eminent if modest divine and critic, his posthumous works earned him the title of the "Ever-memorable".

Early life

He was born in St. James's parish, Bath, on 19 April 1584. His father, John Hales, had an estate at Highchurch, near Bath, and was steward to the Horner family. After passing through the Bath grammar school, Hales went on 16 April 1597 as a scholar of Corpus Christi College, Oxford and graduated B.A. on 9 July 1603. He came to the notice of Sir Henry Savile, and was elected as a fellow of Merton College in 1605. He took orders; shone as a preacher, though not for his voice; and graduated M. A. on 20 June 1609. At Merton he distinguished himself as lecturer in Greek; he is said by Clarendon to have been largely responsible for Savile's edition of Chrysostom (1610–13). In 1612 he became public lecturer on Greek to the university. Next year he delivered (29 March) a funeral oration on Sir Thomas Bodley. Soon after (24 May) he was admitted fellow of Eton College, of which Savile was Provost. He was Regius Professor of Greek in 1615.

John Hales (bishop of Coventry and Lichfield)

John Hales (also Hals or Halse; died 1490) was a medieval Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield.

Hales was Dean of Exeter between 1457 and 1459.

Briefly during the restoration of King Henry VI of England in 1470 Hales was named Keeper of the Privy Seal, but he lost the office on the restoration of King Edward IV of England in 1471.

Hales was nominated on 20 September 1459, and consecrated on 25 November 1459. He died on between 15 September and 30 September 1490.

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John Hales (MP for New Shoreham)

John Hales (2 March 1648 - 8 October 1723) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1679 to 1685.

Hales was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for New Shoreham in 1679 and held the seat to 1685.

Hales died in October 1723, aged 75. His brother Edward Hales was on the Admiralty commission, and his cousin Edward Hales was MP for Hythe.

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John Hales (bishop of Exeter)

John Hales was a medieval Bishop of Exeter.

Hales was provided on 20 October 1455 but was never consecrated as he resigned about 4 February 1456.

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John Hales (politician)

John Hales (c.1516 – 26 or 28 December 1572) was a writer, administrator and politician during the Tudor period.

Family

John Hales was the son of Thomas Hales of Hales Place, Halden, Kent, and 'the daughter of Trefoy of the county of Cornwall'. He had four brothers and a sister:

John Hales (died 1639)

Sir John Hales (1603 - 1639) was an English courtier and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1628 to 1629.

Hales was the son of Charles Hales of Newland of Coventry, Warwickshire. He was a student of Gray's Inn in 1600 and matriculated at University College, Oxford on 13 February 1601, aged 16. He was knighted on 17 July 1617 and was a gentleman pensioner to King James. In 1628, he was elected Member of Parliament for Queenborough and sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years.

Hales died at the age of about 36. He was of Tunstall, Kent.

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Hales

Coordinates: 52°31′19″N 1°30′33″E / 52.521861°N 1.509247°E / 52.521861; 1.509247

Hales is a small village in Norfolk, England. It covers an area of 3.99 km² (1.54 sq mi) and had a population of 479 in 192 households as of the 2001 census, reducing to 469 at the 2011 census.

Church of St Margaret

The Church of Hales St Margaret is one of 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk. With its thatched roof, this church probably comes closest to the original appearance of an early round-tower church. It is in care of the Churches Conservation Trust, and is a Grade I listed building.

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X2 goes from Norwich in the west to Lowestoft in the east.

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