Benjamin Lany (Laney) (1591–1675) was an English academic and bishop.
Born in Ipswich, Lany was a student at Christ's College, Cambridge.[1] He became a Fellow of Pembroke Hall, Cambridge in 1616, and was Master of Pembroke from 1630. He was Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge in 1632. A visitation to the University on behalf of Parliament, in 1643 and led by Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester, with Simeon Ashe and William Goode, saw Lany deprived of his position. He went into exile with the future Charles II of England. [2][3]
After the Restoration of 1660, he was Bishop of Peterborough in 1660, Bishop of Lincoln in 1663, and Bishop of Ely from 1667.[2]
| Academic offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Jerome Beale |
Master of Pembroke College, Cambridge 1630–1644 |
Succeeded by Richard Vines |
| Preceded by William Moses |
Master of Pembroke College, Cambridge 1660–1662 |
Succeeded by Mark Franck |
| Church of England titles | ||
| Preceded by John Towers vacant from 1649 |
Bishop of Peterborough 1660–1663 |
Succeeded by Joseph Henshaw |
| Preceded by Robert Sanderson |
Bishop of Lincoln 1663–1667 |
Succeeded by William Fuller |
| Preceded by Matthew Wren |
Bishop of Ely 1667–1675 |
Succeeded by Peter Gunning |