Thomas Rotherham
| Thomas Rotherham | |
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| Archbishop of York | |
Portrait of Thomas Rotherham from "Historic Notices of Rotherham", by John Guest,1879
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| Appointed | 7 July 1480 |
| Installed | unknown |
| Term ended | 29 May 1500 |
| Predecessor | Lawrence Booth |
| Successor | Thomas Savage |
| Other posts |
Bishop of Rochester Bishop of Lincoln |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 August 1423 Rotherham, South Yorkshire |
| Died | 29 May 1500 (aged 76) Cawood Castle |
| Buried | York Minster |
| Nationality | English |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Thomas Rotherham (24 August 1423 – 29 May 1500), also known as Thomas (Scot) de Rotherham, was an English cleric and . He served as bishop of several dioceses, most notably as Archbishop of York and, on two occasions as Lord Chancellor. He is considered a venerable figure in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, his town of birth.
Thomas Rotherham was born 24 August 1423 in Rotherham, Yorkshire. He is said to have been the eldest son of Sir Thomas Rotherham of Rotherham by his wife, Dame Alice. From the sixteenth century onwards he was also known by the alternate surname 'Scot', although that surname was not used by Rotherham himself or by his contemporaries. In his will, however, Rotherham does refer to his kinsman John Scott of Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, and it has been speculated that he was the son of Sir John Scott of Scot's Hall in Smeeth, Kent and Agnes Beaufitz. However this claim is said to have been disproved.
He was first educated as a young boy by a teacher of grammar, who came, according to Thomas, "I know not by what fate save it was the Grace of God". Afterwards he was sent to the newly founded Eton College to prepare for university entrance.
Rotherham attended King's College, Cambridge, becoming a Bachelor of Divinity and a Fellow of King's, and lectured on Grammar, Theology and Philosophy. After his ordination as a priest he served in many powerful positions in the Church, becoming prebendary of Lincoln in 1462 and of Salisbury in 1465. He was appointed Bishop of Rochester in 1468,Bishop of Lincoln in 1472, and then Archbishop of York from 1480 to 1500.
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