John Gardiner (abt. 1470 - abt. 1506)

Born about 1470 in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England

Biography

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John Gardiner of Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk, clothworker (will 1506),^[1] was born about est. 1470.

His son Stephen Gardiner,^[2] (b. c. 1495 - d. 12 Nov 1555), was Bishop of Winchester during the reigns of Henry VIII, c. 1531 - 51 and Mary I, c. 1553 - 55; and also served as Lord Chancellor from 1553 to 55. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Venn Cambridge Alumni: Stephen Gardiner

   Stephen GARDINER (1495–1555), s. of John GARDINER of Bury St Edmunds, [Suffolk], (clothworker; will at Bury, [Suffolk], 1506 )

   Of Trinity Hall; Incorp. at Oxford University 1531

   Secretary to Wolsey, and chaplain to the King

   Master of Trinity Hall 1525-49

   Chancellor of the University 1539 and again 1553-56

   Archdeacon of Norfolk , 1529-31 ; of Leicester, [Leicestershire], 1531

   Much employed by the King in the matter of the divorce.

   Deprived of his offices, and imprisoned under Edward VI 1551

   Liberated and restored to his bishoprick under Mary.

   Adm. at Gray's Inn 1555

   Died 1555:11:12

   Will (P.C.C.)

2. ↑ Oxford Dictionary of National Biography: Gardiner, Stephen (c. 1495x8–1555)