Thomas Rotherham
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Dr Thomas Rotherham (1423 - 1500) was an English cleric and minister. He was appointed Keeper of the Privy Seal in 1467, created Bishop of Rochester 1468, moved to the Bishopric of Lincoln in 1472, and then Archbishop of York from 1480. He was Lord Chancellor from 1474 to 1483.
He is remembered as the second founder of Lincoln College, Oxford which, without his generosity, would probably not have survived the fifteenth century.
Preceded by: Robert Stillington | Lord Privy Seal 1467–1470 | Succeeded by: John Hales |
Preceded by: John Hales | Lord Privy Seal 1471–1474 | Succeeded by: John Russell |
Preceded by: John Alcock | Lord Chancellor 1475–1483 | Succeeded by: John Russell |
Preceded by: John Russell | Lord Chancellor 1485 | Succeeded by: John Alcock |