Thomas Rushhook[a] (died c. 1392) was an English Dominican, bishop and chaplain[1] to Richard II of England.
Thomas Rushhook | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Breifne (Kilmore) | |
| In office | c. 1388–c. 1392 |
| Predecessor | John |
| Successor | Sean o Raighilligh |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Llandaff Bishop of Chichester Archdeacon of St. Asaph |
| Personal details | |
| Died | c. 1392 Ireland |
| Denomination | Catholic |
Rushhook was Provincial of the Dominican Order in England 1373 to 1382, being deposed at one point.[2] He was Archdeacon of St Asaph 1382–3,[3] bishop of Llandaff on 16 January 1383,[4] and then was translated to be bishop of Chichester on 16 October 1385.[5]
A supporter of Richard II, Rushhook was impeached in 1388.[6] Subsequently, he was in Ireland, as bishop of Breifne (Kilmore), where he died about 1392.[7]
Notes
edit- ^ Also known as Thomas Rushook, Thomas Rushock, Thomas Rushooke, Thomas Russhock or Thomas Vichor
Citations
edit- ^ McKisack The Fourteenth Century p. 426.
- ^ Friaries: The house of Black Friars: A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 2 (1907), pp. 107-22 Date accessed: 26 July 2007
- ^ British History Online: Archdeacons of Aspagh accessed on 25 August 2007
- ^ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 293
- ^ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 239
- ^ McKisack The Fourteenth Century p. 458.
- ^ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 363
References
edit- 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.
- McKisack, May The Fourteenth Century