Edward Norris

Edward Norris, (bapt. 19 April 1665 – 22 July 1726) was an English physician and parliamentarian. He was the secretary of an embassy from the East India Company to the Mogul Empire in 1701, and an MP for Liverpool from 1715 to 1722. The family name is sometimes spelt Norres or Norreys. Life Origins Edward Norris was descended from a distinguished family, who had represented Liverpool in Parliament almost continuously since the Revolution. Some sources say he was born in 1663, though he was baptised at Childwall, Lancashire on 19 April 1665. He was the fifth son of Thomas Norris (–1686) of Speke, Lancashire, and his wife, Katherine (born 1632), daughter of Sir Henry Garway (Garraway). He was the younger brother of Thomas Norris and Sir William Norris. Edward graduated BA from Brasenose College, Oxford, in 1686, and proceeded MA in 1689, MB in 1691, and MD in 1695. He practised medicine at Chester; his scientific reputation is attested by the fact that he was a Fellow of the Royal Society as early 1698