John Morton (cardinal)


John Morton

Cardinal, Archbishop of Canterbury
Primate of All England
ChurchCatholic Church
Appointed6 October 1486
Term ended15 September 1500
PredecessorThomas Bourchier
SuccessorThomas Langton (as bishop-elect), Henry Deane as true Archbishop
Previous post(s)Bishop of Ely, 1479–1486
Orders
Consecration31 January 1479
by Thomas Bourchier
Created cardinal20 September 1493
by Alexander VI
RankCardinal priest of Santa Anastasia
Personal details
Bornc. 1420
Dorset, England
Died15 September 1500 (aged approximately 79/80)
Knole House, near Sevenoaks, Kent, England
BuriedCrypt of Canterbury Cathedral
NationalityEnglish
EducationBalliol College, Oxford
Coat of armsArms of Morton: Quarterly 1st & 4th: Gules, a goat's head erased argent armed or; 2nd & 3rd: Ermine

John Morton (c. 1420 – 15 September 1500) was an English cleric, civil lawyer and administrator during the period of the Wars of the Roses. He entered royal service under Henry VI and was a trusted councillor under Edward IV and Henry VII. Edward IV made him Bishop of Ely and under Henry VII he became Lord Chancellor, Archbishop of Canterbury and a cardinal.