William Smyth
English bishop (c. 1460–1514) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other uses, see William Smyth (disambiguation).
William Smyth (or Smith) (c. 1460 – 2 January 1514) was Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield from 1493 to 1496 and then Bishop of Lincoln until his death. He held political offices, the most important being Lord President of the Council of Wales and the Marches. He became very wealthy and was a benefactor of a number of institutions. He was a co-founder of Brasenose College, Oxford and endowed a grammar school in the village of his birth in Lancashire.
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William Smyth | |
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Bishop of Lincoln | |
Church | Roman Catholic |
Appointed | 6 November 1496 |
Term ended | 2 January 1514 |
Predecessor | John Russell |
Successor | Thomas Wolsey |
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Consecration | 3 February 1493 by John Morton |
Personal details | |
Born | c. 1460 |
Died | 2 January 1514 Buckden Palace |
Previous post(s) | Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield |
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