William Smyth
Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield · Religious Figures · Lived 1460 to 1514 · aged 54
William Smyth was Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield from 1493 to 1496 and then Bishop of Lincoln until his death. He held political offices, the most important being Lord President of the Council of Wales and the Marches. He became very wealthy and was a benefactor of a number of institutions.
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He was a co-founder of Brasenose College, Oxford and endowed a grammar school in the village of his birth in Lancashire.
Category
Religious Figures
Type
Religious Figure
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1460 to 1514 · aged 54
