George Abbot (bishop)
George Abbot (19 October 1562 – 5 August 1633) was an English divine and Archbishop of Canterbury. He also served as the fourth Chancellor of Trinity College, Dublin, between 1612 and 1633.
The Chambers Biographical Dictionary describes him as " sincere but narrow-minded Calvinist". Among his four brothers, Robert became Bishop of Salisbury and Maurice became Lord Mayor of London. He is the only Archbishop of Canterbury ever to have killed a man, although it was entirely accidental.
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