John Hales (bishop of Coventry and Lichfield)
For other people named John Hales, see John Hales (disambiguation).
John Hales | |
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Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield | |
Church | Catholic |
Appointed | 20 September 1459 |
Term ended | between 15 September and 30 September 1490 |
Predecessor | Reginald Boulers |
Successor | William Smyth |
Orders | |
Consecration | 25 November 1459 |
Personal details | |
Died | September 1490 |
John Hales (also Hals or Halse; died 1490) was a medieval Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield.
Hales was Dean of Exeter between 1457 and 1459.[1]
Briefly during the restoration of King Henry VI of England in 1470 Hales was named Keeper of the Privy Seal, but he lost the office on the restoration of King Edward IV of England in 1471.[2]
Hales was nominated on 20 September 1459, and consecrated on 25 November 1459. He died on between 15 September and 30 September 1490.[3]
Citations
References
- Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology (Third revised ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
Political offices | ||
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Preceded by Thomas Rotheram |
Lord Privy Seal 1470–1471 |
Succeeded by Thomas Rotheram |
Catholic Church titles | ||
Preceded by John Cobethorn |
Dean of Exeter 1457–1459 |
Succeeded by Henry Webber |
Preceded by Reginald Boulers |
Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield 1459–1490 |
Succeeded by William Smyth |
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