Thomas Polton

{{short description|15th-century Bishop of Chichester, Bishop of Hereford, and Bishop of Worcester}}

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| term_end = 23 August 1433

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

Polton was nominated to the see of Hereford on 15 July 1420, and consecrated as bishop on 21 July 1420.Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 251

Polton was transferred to the see of Chichester on 17 November 1421, but was translated to the see of Worcester on 27 February 1426.Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 239

Polton died on 23 August 1433 as bishop of Worcester.Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 279

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References

  • {{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 }}

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{{s-ttl | title = Bishop of Hereford | years =1420–1421}}

{{s-aft | after = Thomas Spofford}}

{{s-bef | before = John Kempe }}

{{s-ttl | title = Bishop of Chichester | years =1421–1426 }}

{{s-aft | after = John Rickingale}}

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{{s-ttl | title = Bishop of Worcester | years =1426–1433 }}

{{s-aft | after = Thomas Bourchier}}

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