Thomas Burton (died 1495 or 1496) was an
English
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merchant
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who worked for the
Company of the Staple at Calais.
He left money in his
will
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that was used to found the Loughborough Endowed Schools now known as Loughborough Schools Foundation, as
Loughborough Grammar School
, religion = Christian
, head_label = Headmaster
, head = Dr Daniel Koch
, r_head_label = Chaplain
, r_head = Revd E J York
, chair_label = Chairman ...
,
Loughborough High School
)
, established =
, closed =
, type = Independent
, religion = Christian
, president =
, head_label = Headmistress
, head ...
, and Fairfield Preparatory School in
Leicestershire, England
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.
The Burton Chapel is located in
All Saints Church, Loughborough
All Saints Church, officially All Saints with Holy Trinity is the Church of England parish church of the town of Loughborough, Leicestershire within the Diocese of Leicester.
History
The church dates from the 14th century; the tower from t ...
, where
Loughborough Grammar School
, religion = Christian
, head_label = Headmaster
, head = Dr Daniel Koch
, r_head_label = Chaplain
, r_head = Revd E J York
, chair_label = Chairman ...
often holds services.
References
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15th-century English businesspeople
15th-century births
1490s deaths
Merchants of the Staple
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