George Horne and Felicia Horne

George Horne (1730-1792) was born on 12 Nov. 1730, the son of the Rev. Samuel Horne, Rector of Otham, Kent. He was educated at Maidstone School and University College, Oxford (B.A., 1749; Fellow, 1750; M.A., 1752), and ordained in 1753. In 1768 he became President of Magdalen College, Oxford, a position which he retained until his death. From 1771 to 1781 Horne was chaplain-in-ordinary to King George III, and in 1776 he became Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford. He was appointed Dean of Canterbury in 1781. In 1790, in spite of illness, he accepted the Bishopric of Norwich. By the winter of 1791, however, he was gravely ill. He died at Bath on 17 Jan. 1792, and was buried at Eltham, Kent, in the family vault of the Burtons, his wife's family.

Horne was a prolific writer on theological matters, both doctrinal and devotional, whose views, although not particularly controversial, were apt to bring him into literary arguments, even with such figures as David Hume and Adam Smith. He is best known for his Commentary on the Psalms (London, 1771), which retained its popularity for many years.

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