John Stafford (bishop)

John Stafford
John Stafford
Archbishop of Canterbury; Primate of All England
	Henry VI enthroned. The leading figure at far left holding a mace/staff/baton with a purse (containing the Great Seal) attached to his waist appears to be the Lord Chancellor, those items being the symbols of his office. Possibly John Stafford (d.1452), Lord Chancellor (1432-1450) and Archbishop of Canterbury (1443-1452). Detail from "Talbot Shrewsbury Book", 1444-45
Church	Catholic Church
Appointed	13 May 1443
Installed	unknown
Term ended	25 May 1452
Predecessor	Henry Chichele
Successor	John Kemp
Other post(s)	Bishop of Bath and Wells
Orders
Consecration	translated 13 May 1443
Personal details
Died	25 May 1452

Effigy of Emma, mother of Archbishop John Stafford (d. 1452), North Bradley Church, Wiltshire. Inscription in ledger-line: hic jacet d(omin)a Emma mater Venerabilissimi patris et domini D(omi)ni Joh(ann)is Stafford dei gra(tia) Cantuariensis Archiepi(scopi) qu(a)e obiit quinto die mensis Septembris anno d(omi)ni Mille(n)simo ccc.mo quadra(gen)s(i)mo vi.o cui(us) anime p(ro)piciet(ur) de(us) am(en) ("Here lies Lady Emma mother of the most venerable father and lord, Lord John Stafford by the grace of God Archbishop of Canterbury, who died on the 5th day of the month of September in the one thousandth four hundredth and sixth year of our Lord, on whose soul may God look with favour amen"

John Stafford (died 25 May 1452) was a medieval English prelate and statesman who served as Lord Chancellor (1432–1450) and as Archbishop of Canterbury (1443–1452).

Early life and education

Stafford was the illegitimate son of Sir Humphrey Stafford of Southwick, a Wiltshire squire, and required papal permission before he became the rector of Farmborough, vicar of Bathampton and prebendary of Wells.^[1]

He was educated at the University of Oxford.^[2]

Career

Stafford was appointed Dean of Arches in 1419 and served as Archdeacon of Salisbury from 1419 to 1421. From 1423 to 1424 he was Dean of Wells.

He came to note under Henry VI, becoming Lord Privy Seal in 1421^[3] and Lord High Treasurer the following year.^[4] He was Lord Chancellor from 1432 to 1450.^[5]

On 18 December 1424 Pope Martin V made him Bishop of Bath and Wells, and he was consecrated on 27 May 1425.^[6] Pope Eugene IV made him Archbishop of Canterbury in May 1443, a position he held until his death on 25 May 1452.^[7] He steered an even course between parties as a moderate man and useful official.

His grand nephew Humphrey Stafford of Hooke rose in prominence in the King's party thereafter.

Citations

^ Dunning, Robert (2005). A Somerset Miscellany. Tiverton: Somerset Books. pp. 32–33. ISBN 0-86183-427-5.
^ Davies, R.G. (2004). "Stafford, John (d. 1452)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online) (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/26209. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 95
^ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 106
^ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 87
^ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 228
^ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 233

References

Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology (Third revised ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.

Political offices
Preceded by John Kemp	Lord Privy Seal 1421–1422	Succeeded by William Alnwick
Preceded by William Kinwolmarsh	Lord High Treasurer 1422–1426	Succeeded by The Lord Hungerford
Preceded by John Kemp	Lord Chancellor 1432–1450	Succeeded by John Kemp
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Nicholas Bubwith	Bishop of Bath and Wells 1424–1443	Succeeded by Thomas Beckington
Preceded by Henry Chichele	Archbishop of Canterbury 1443–1452	Succeeded by John Kemp

[1] Dunning, Robert (2005). A Somerset Miscellany. Tiverton: Somerset Books. pp. 32–33. ISBN 0-86183-427-5.

[2] Davies, R.G. (2004). "Stafford, John (d. 1452)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online) (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/26209. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[Handbook95-3] Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 95

[Handbook106-4] Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 106

[Handbook87-5] Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 87

[Handbook228-6] Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 228

[Handbook233-7] Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 233

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v t e English Lord High Treasurers under the House of Lancaster (1399–1461; 1470–1471)
Henry IV (1399–1413)	John Norbury (1399–1401) Laurence Allerthorp (1401–February 1402) Henry Bowet (February–October 1402) Guy Mone (October 1402–1403) William de Ros, 6th Baron Ros (1403–1404) 5th Baron Furnivall (1404–1407) Nicholas Bubwith (1407–1408) John Tiptoft, 1st Baron Tiptoft (1408–1410) Henry Scrope, 3rd Baron Scrope of Masham (1410–1411) John Pelham (1411–1413)
Henry V (1413–1422)	Thomas FitzAlan, 12th Earl of Arundel (1413–1415) Hugh Mortimer (January–April 1416) Roger Leche (April–November 1416) Henry FitzHugh, 3rd Baron FitzHugh (December 1416–1421) William Kinwolmarsh (1421–December 1422)
Henry VI (1422–1461) (1470–1471)	John Stafford (1422–1426) Walter Hungerford, 1st Baron Hungerford (1426–1432) John Scrope (1432–1433) Ralph Cromwell, 3rd Baron Cromwell (1433–1443) Ralph Boteler, 1st Baron Sudeley (1443–1446) Marmaduke Lumley (1446–1449) James Fiennes, 1st Baron Saye and Sele (1449–1450) John Beauchamp, 1st Baron Beauchamp of Powick (1450–1452) John Tiptoft, 1st Earl of Worcester (1452–1455) James Butler, 5th Earl of Ormond (March–May 1455) Henry Bourchier, Baron Bourchier (May 1455–1456) John Talbot, 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury (1456–1458) James Butler, 5th Earl of Ormond (1458–1460) Henry Bourchier, Baron Bourchier (1460–1461) John Langstrother (October 1470–April 1471)

v t e English Lord Chancellors under the House of Lancaster (1399–1461; 1470–1471)
Henry IV (1399–1413)	Thomas Arundel (1399) John Scarle (1399–1401) Edmund Stafford (1401–1403) Henry Beaufort (1403–1405) Thomas Langley (1405–1407) Thomas Arundel (1407–1410) Duke of Exeter (1410–1412) Thomas Arundel (1412–1413)
Henry V (1413–1422)	Henry Beaufort (1413–1417) Thomas Langley (1417–1422)
Henry VI (1422–1461) (1470–1471)	Thomas Langley (1422–1424) Henry Beaufort (1424–1426) John Kemp (1426–1432) John Stafford (1432–1450) John Kemp (1450–1454) 5th Earl of Salisbury (1454–1455) Thomas Bourchier (1455–1456) William Waynflete (1456–1460) George Neville (1460–1461; 1470–1471)

v t e Deans of Wells
High Medieval	Ivo Richard de Spakeston Alexander Leonius Ralph of Lechlade Peter of Chichester William of Merton John Saracenus Giles of Bridport Edward of Cnoll Thomas Bytton William Burnell Walter Haselshaw
Late Medieval	Henry Husee John Godelee Richard de Bury Wibert of Littleton Walter of London Thomas Fastolf John of Carleton Stephen Penpel John Fordham Thomas Thebaud Henry Beaufort Nicholas Slake Thomas Tuttebury Richard Courtenay Walter Medeford John Stafford John Forest Nicholas Carent William Witham John Gunthorpe
Early modern	William Cosyn Thomas Wynter Richard Woleman Thomas Cromwell William Fitzwilliam John Goodman William Turner Robert Weston Valentine Dale John Herbert Benjamin Heydon Richard Meredith Ralph Barlow George Warburton Walter Raleigh Robert Creighton Ralph Bathurst William Grahme Matthew Brailsford Isaac Maddox John Harris Samuel Creswicke Lord Francis Seymour
Late modern	George Lukin Hon. Henry Ryder Edmund Goodenough Richard Jenkyns George Johnson Edward Plumptre Thomas Jex-Blake Armitage Robinson Richard Malden Frederic Harton Christopher Woodforde Irven Edwards Patrick Mitchell Richard Lewis John Clarke Andrew Featherstone (Acting) John Davies Toby Wright

v t e Archbishops of Canterbury
List of archbishops of Canterbury
Pre-Conquest	Augustine Laurence Mellitus Justus Honorius Deusdedit Wighard Theodore of Tarsus Berhtwald Tatwine Nothhelm Cuthbert Bregowine Jænberht Æthelhard Wulfred Feologild Ceolnoth Æthelred Plegmund Athelm Wulfhelm Oda Ælfsige Byrhthelm Dunstan Æthelgar Sigeric Ælfric of Abingdon Ælfheah Lyfing Æthelnoth Eadsige Robert of Jumièges Stigand
Conquest to Reformation	Lanfranc Anselm Ralph d'Escures William de Corbeil Theobald of Bec Thomas Becket Roger de Bailleul Richard of Dover Baldwin of Forde Reginald Fitz Jocelin Hubert Walter Reginald John de Gray Stephen Langton Walter d'Eynsham Richard le Grant Ralph Neville John of Sittingbourne John Blund Edmund of Abingdon Boniface William Chillenden Robert Kilwardby Robert Burnell John Peckham Robert Winchelsey Thomas Cobham Walter Reynolds Simon Mepeham John de Stratford John de Ufford Thomas Bradwardine Simon Islip William Edington Simon Langham William Whittlesey Simon Sudbury William Courtenay Thomas Arundel Roger Walden Thomas Arundel Henry Chichele John Stafford John Kemp Thomas Bourchier John Morton Thomas Langton Henry Deane William Warham Thomas Cranmer Reginald Pole
Post-Reformation	Matthew Parker Edmund Grindal John Whitgift Richard Bancroft George Abbot William Laud Episcopacy abolished (Commonwealth) William Juxon Gilbert Sheldon William Sancroft John Tillotson Thomas Tenison William Wake John Potter Thomas Herring Matthew Hutton Thomas Secker Frederick Cornwallis John Moore Charles Manners-Sutton William Howley John Bird Sumner Charles Longley Archibald Campbell Tait Edward White Benson Frederick Temple Randall Davidson Cosmo Lang William Temple Geoffrey Fisher Michael Ramsey Donald Coggan Robert Runcie George Carey Rowan Williams Justin Welby
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John Stafford (bishop)

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