John Langton (bishop of Chichester)

Langton was a clerk in the royal chancery, serving as the first Master of the Rolls from May 1286, and became chancellor in 1292.Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 85 He obtained several ecclesiastical appointments (including as Vicar of St. Mary's Church, Horncastle), but owing to the resistance of Pope Boniface VIII he failed to secure the bishopric of Ely in 1298, although he was supported by King Edward I of England and visited Rome to attain his end.Greenway [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=33863 Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300: Volume 2: Monastic Cathedrals (Northern and Southern Provinces): Ely: Bishops] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214055546/http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=33863 |date=14 February 2012 }} Resigning his office as chancellor in 1302, he was chosen Bishop of Chichester on 5 April 1305, consecrated bishop on 19 September 1305,Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 239 and again became chancellor shortly after the accession of Edward II in 1307.Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 86 Langton was one of the ordainers elected in 1310, and it was probably his connection with this bodyBuck "Langton, John" Oxford Dictionary of National Biography that led to his losing the office of chancellor about this time. He continued, however, to take part in public affairs, mediating between the king and Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster in 1318, and attempting to do so between Edward and his rebellious barons in 1321. He died on 19 July 1337. Langton built the chapterhouse at Chichester, and was a benefactor of the University of Oxford.

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• {{cite ODNB |author=Buck, M. C. |title=Langton, John |year=2004 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/16040}}
• {{cite book |author1=Fryde, E. B. |author2=Greenway, D. E. |author3=Porter, S. |author4=Roy, I. |title=Handbook of British Chronology|edition=Third revised |publisher=Cambridge University Press |location=Cambridge, UK |year=1996 |isbn=0-521-56350-X }}
• {{cite book |author=Greenway, Diana E. |section=Ely: Bishops |title=Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300|volume=2: Monastic Cathedrals (Northern and Southern Provinces)|section-url=http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=33863 |access-date=25 October 2007 |year=1971 |publisher=Institute of Historical Research |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214055546/http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=33863 |archive-date=14 February 2012 }}

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