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Thomas Polton

Thomas Polton

15th-century Bishop of Chichester, Bishop of Hereford, and Bishop of Worcester

Thomas Polton (died 1433) was a medieval Bishop of Hereford, Bishop of Chichester, and Bishop of Worcester.

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Polton was nominated to the see of Hereford on 15 July 1420, and consecrated as bishop on 21 July 1420.[1]

Polton was transferred to the see of Chichester on 17 November 1421, but was translated to the see of Worcester on 27 February 1426.[2]

Polton died on 23 August 1433 as bishop of Worcester.[3]

Citations

  1. [1]
    Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 251
  2. [2]
    Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 239
  3. [3]
    Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 279

References

  • Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology (Third revised ed.). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
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