Lancelot Blackburne
Lancelot Blackburne (sometimes Blackburn, Blackborne or Blackbourn[e]; 10 December 1658 – 23 March 1743) was an English clergyman, who became Archbishop of York, and – in popular belief – a pirate.
The Most Reverend and Right Honourable Lancelot Blackburne | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of York | |
Archbishop Blackburne (attr. Joseph Highmore) | |
| Province | Province of York |
| Diocese | Diocese of York |
| In office | 1724–1743 (death) |
| Predecessor | William Dawes |
| Successor | Thomas Herring |
| Other post(s) | Dean of Exeter (1705–1717) Archdeacon of Cornwall (1715–1717) Personal chaplain to George I (1716) Bishop of Exeter (1717–1724) Lord High Almoner (1723–1743) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1681 (deacon) |
| Consecration | 1717 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 December 1658 London, Great Britain |
| Died | 23 March 1743 (aged 84) |
| Buried | St Margaret's, Westminster |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Anglicanism |
| Spouse |
Catherine (m. 1684) |
| Education | Westminster School |
| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
He was described by Horace Walpole, in his Memories, as "the jolly old Archbishop of York, who had all the manners of a man of quality, though he had been a buccaneer, and was a clergyman; but he retained nothing of his first profession, except his seraglio".
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