Henry Wingham (died 1262) was a
Lord Chancellor
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of England and
Bishop of London
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.
Life
Wingham was selected as Chancellor on 5 January 1255. His office was renewed by the baronial reformers in 1258, but he was replaced on 18 October 1260 by
Nicholas of Ely
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Life
Nicholas was Archdeacon of Ely when he was first appointed chancellor by Henry III of England, Henry III ...
.
[Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 85] He held the
prebend of
Newington in the
diocese of London as well as being a member of the papal chapel and the
dean
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of St Martin le Grand.
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Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066-1300: Volume 1, St. Paul's, London: Prebendaries: Newington
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Wingham was elected to the
see of London about 29 June 1259,
[ ]confirmed
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11 July 1259, and consecrated on 15 February 1260.[Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 258][Greenway ]
Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066-1300: Volume 1, St. Paul's, London: Bishops
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Wingham died on 13 July 1262[ or 14 July 1262. There was a tomb memorial to him in the quire at Old St Paul's Cathedral.]["Memorials of St Paul's Cathedral" Sinclair, W. p93: London; Chapman & Hall, Ltd; 1909]
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Year of birth missing
1262 deaths
13th-century English Roman Catholic bishops
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