Lawrence Booth
| Lawrence Booth | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of York | |
| Church | Catholic |
| Appointed | 1 September 1476 |
| Term ended | 19 May 1480 |
| Predecessor | George Neville |
| Successor | Thomas Rotherham |
| Other posts | Lord Chancellor and Keeper of the Great Seal |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1441 |
| Consecration | 25 September 1457 |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
c. 1420 Barton, Lancashire |
| Died | 19 May 1480 (aged 60) Southwell, Nottinghamshire |
| Buried | Southwell Minster |
| Nationality | English |
| Parents | John Booth (f.) |
| Previous post | |
| Alma mater | Pembroke Hall, Cambridge |
Lawrence Booth (c. 1420 – 1480) served as Prince-Bishop of Durham and Lord Chancellor, before appointment as Archbishop of York.
The illegitimate son of John Booth, lord of the manor of Barton, near Eccles, Lancashire, he was half-brother of Robert Booth of Dunham Massey, Cheshire.
Booth read civil and canon law at Cambridge, graduating as Licentiate (Lic.C.L.), before gaining a Doctor of Divinity (D.D.). He was elected Master of Pembroke Hall in 1450, a post he held until his death, and also served as Chancellor of the University of Cambridge. Whilst at Cambridge, where he started a movement for both a School of Arts and a School of Civil Law, he is believed to have produced his first miracle.
Outside Cambridge, Booth's career was helped by his half-brother William Booth, who was Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield (1447–1452) and Archbishop of York (1452–1464). In 1449, he was appointed a prebendary of St Paul's Cathedral and, on 2 November 1456, became dean of St Paul's Cathedral. He was also a prebendary of York Minster and of Lichfield Cathedral. From 1454 to 1457 he was Archdeacon of Richmond.
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