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Abbot, George (1562–1633)  George Abbot, English Archbishop of Canterbury in the 17th century. | English cleric, archbishop of Canterbury 1611–33. His works include Exposition on the Prophet Jonah; A Brief Description of the Whole World 1599. |
| Abbot was the recognized leader of the English Calvinists, and one of the translators of the New Testament in King James Bible 1611. |
| He was private chaplain to Thomas Sackville, Lord Buckhurst, Chancellor of the university 1592, master of University College 1597, dean of Winchester 1600, and three times vice chancellor of Oxford University 1600–05 before being promoted to the sees of Lichfield 1609, London 1610, and Canterbury 1611. |
| He was deprived of his authority 1627 for opposing the doctrine of passive obedience preached by Dr Manwaring and Dr Sibthorp, but was summoned as usual to Parliament 1628. |
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