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John Fordham (died 1425) was
Bishop of Durham
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and
Bishop of Ely
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.
Fordham was keeper of the privy seal of
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from 1376 to 1377 and
Dean of Wells
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before being named
Lord Privy Seal
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in June 1377. He held that office until December 1381.
[Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 94]
Fordham was nominated to Durham on 9 September 1381 and consecrated on 5 January 1382. He was translated to Ely on 3 April 1388.
[Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 242]
Fordham briefly served as
Lord High Treasurer
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in 1386.
[Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 106]
In 1407 Fordham appointed Maurice Plank to be master of the Grammar Scholars in
Wisbech
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, the bishops of Ely were for many years the official 'Visitors' to
Wisbech Grammar School
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which claims to date to 1379.
Fordham died on 19 November 1425.
[Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 244] His executors, listed in 1430, were Robert Wetheryngsete, John Bernard, William Derby, Thomas Reynald & Robert Crowe.
[ First entry, with "Cant" in the margin.]
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1425 deaths
Deans of Wells
Bishops of Durham
14th-century English Roman Catholic bishops
Lords Privy Seal
Lord High Treasurers of England
Year of birth unknown
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