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Biography of Archbishop Lawrence Booth 1420-1480

Paternal Family Tree: Booth

Around 1420 Archbishop Lawrence Booth was born illegitimately to John Booth of Barton in Lancashire (age 66).

In 1422 [his father] John Booth of Barton in Lancashire (age 68) died at Winmarleigh, Lancashire.

In 1449 Archbishop Lawrence Booth (age 29) was appointed Prebendary St Paul's Cathedral.

From 1454 to 1456 Archbishop Lawrence Booth (age 34) was appointed Archdeacon Richmond.

Around 1456 Archbishop Lawrence Booth (age 36) was appointed Lord Keeper of the Great Seal which position he held until 1460.

On 2nd November 1456 Archbishop Lawrence Booth (age 36) was appointed Dean of St Paul's Cathedral.

On 25th September 1457 Archbishop Lawrence Booth (age 37) was appointed Bishop of Durham.

Patent Rolls. 8th February 1462. Appointment of Laurence, Bishop of Durham (age 42), the king's kinsman John, Earl of Worcester (age 34), Robert Botell, prior of St. John of Jerusalem in England, John Wenlok of Wenlok, knight, and Master Robert Stillington (age 42), doctor of laws, keeper of the privy seal, as ambassadors to treat with the king's kinsman John de He, Earl of Rosse and lord of the Isles.

On 27th July 1473 Archbishop Lawrence Booth (age 53) was appointed Lord Chancellor serving until May 1474.

In 1476 Archbishop Lawrence Booth (age 56) was translated to Archbishop of York.

Patent Rolls. 15th February 1478. Charter to the king's nephew Edward Plantagenet (age 4), first-born son of the said duke (age 25), creating him earl of Salisbury, with remainder to the heirs of his body, and granting to him and his said heirs £20 yearly from the issues of the county of Wilts. Witnesses: Th. cardinal archbishop of Canterbury (age 60), L. archbishop of York (age 58), Th. Bishop of Lincoln (age 54), the chancellor, J. Bishop of Rochester, keeper of the privy seal, Richard, duke of Gloucester, Henry, duke of Buckingham (age 23), Henry, Earl of Essex (age 74), treasurer of England, Anthony Earl of Ryvers (age 38), chief butler of England, and Thomas Stanley of Stanley (age 43), steward of the household, and William Hastynges of Hastynges (age 47), chamberlain of the household, knights. By p.s.

On 19th May 1480 Archbishop Lawrence Booth (age 60) died. He was buried at Southwell Minster [Map].

Ancestors of Archbishop Lawrence Booth 1420-1480

Archbishop Lawrence Booth