Dates

• Existence: 1563 - 1638

Biography

Anthony Harison (1563-1638), Church of England clergyman and episcopal secretary, was born in Over, Cambridgeshire. He matriculated from King's College, Cambridge in 1580 and became a solicitor and attorney to Cambridge University. Harison served as secretary to John Jegon, Bishop of Norwich, from 1603 until 1618, during which time he worked on putting the finances of the bishopric in order. In 1609 he was ordained and became rector of Catfield, Norfolk. Harison died in 1638.