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Adm. sizar (age 17) at CHRIST'S, June 1, 1748. S. (and 18th child) of Robert (formerly a Virginian planter; returned to England, in 1720). Bapt. at York, May 21, 1731. School, Ripon (Mr Hyde). ' Matric. 1748; Scholar, 1748; B.A. 1752; M.A. 1755; D.D. 1767. Fellow, 1752. Esquire Bedell, 1754-55. Ord. deacon (Lincoln) June; priest (York) Sept. 19, 1756. Chaplain to Archbishop Secker, 1762. R. of Wittersham, Kent, 1762-5. Preb. of Peterborough, 1764-76. R. of Ruckinge, Kent, 1764. R. of Hunton, 1765. R. of Lambeth, Surrey, 1767-77. Master of St Cross, Winchester, 1767-77. Chaplain to the King, 1769. Bishop of Chester, 1777-87. Bishop of London, 1787-1809. An early patron of the Church Missionary Society and of the British and Foreign Bible Society. Author, religious. Died at Fulham, May 14, 1809. Buried at Idehill, near Sundridge in the chapel which he had built and endowed. Perhaps brother of the next. (Peile, II. 252; Northants. N. and Q., IV. 214; D.N.B.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 178 | Appt(confirmation of election) | Porteus, Beilby | Chester / | Bishop | View |
| 1756 | Ordi(ordination) | Porteus, Beilby | / | deacon | View |
| 1761 | Appt(Appointment) | Porteus, Beilby | Thomas, Baron Grantham / | Chaplain | View |
| 1762 | Appt(Collation) | Porteous, Bielby | Wittrisham / | Rector | View |
| 1764 | Appt(Presentation) | Porteus, Beilby | Peterborough cathedral / 3rd prebend | Prebendary | View |
| 1764 | Disp-App | Porteus, Beilby | Thomas, Lord Grantham / | Chaplain | View |
| 1764 | Disp(Dispensation) | Porteus, Beilby | Ruckinge / | Rector | View |
| 1764 | Appt(Institution) | Porteus, Beilby | Peterborough Cathedral / 3rd Prebend | Prebendary | View |
| 1764 | Disp-App | Porteus, Beilby | Wittrisham / | Rector | View |
| 1764 | Appt(Collation) | Porteus, Beilby | Ruckinge / | Rector | View |
| 1765 | Vac(cession) | Porteus, Beilby | Wittrisham / | Rector | View |
| 1765 | Disp(Dispensation) | Porteus, Beilby | Hunton oth. Huntington / | Rector | View |
| 1765 | Disp-App | Porteus, Beilby | Rucking / | Rector | View |
| 1765 | Appt(Collation) | Porteus, Beilby | Hunton oth. Huntington / | Rector | View |
| 1767 | Disp(Dispensation) | Porteus, Beilby | Lambeth, St Mary / | Rector | View |
| 1767 | Appt(Admission) | Porteus, Beilby | Lambeth / | Rector | View |
| 1767 | Disp-App | Porteus, Beilby | Hunton / | Rector | View |
| 1767 | Vac(cession) | Porteus, Beilby | Ruckinge / | Rector | View |
| 1767 | Appt(Presentation) | Porteous, Beilby | Lambeth, St Mary / | Rector | View |
| 1776 | Vac(resignation) | Porteus, Beilby | Peterborough cathedral / 3rd prebend | Prebendary | View |
| 1776 | Vac(resignation) | Porteus, Beilby | Peterborough / 3rd. Canonry or Prebend | Canon | View |
| 1776 | Appt(Admission) | Porteus, Beilby | Hospital of St. Cross Winchester / | Master | View |
| 1777 | Vac(Promotion) | Porteus, Beilby | Lambeth / | Rector | View |
| 1777 | Appt(consecration) | Porteus, Beilby | Chester / | Bishop | View |
| 1787 | Appt(confirmation of election) | Porteus, Beilby | London / | Bishop | View |
| 1788 | Vac(Promotion) | Porteus, Beilby | Winchester, Hospital of St. Cross / | Master | View |
| 1788 | Vac(translation) | Porteus, Beilby | Hunton als. Huntingdon / | Rector | View |
| 1809 | Vac(Death) | Porteus, Beilby | London / | Bishop | View |