Roger Northburgh
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Roger Northburgh was Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield. He served as Lord Privy Seal
from 1312 to 1316, as Chancellor of the University of Cambridge from 1321 to 1326, and as Lord High Treasurer
of England from June to December of 1340. He was Archdeacon of Richmond
from 1317 to 1322.
Northburgh was selected as bishop on 14 December 1321, consecrated on 27 June 1322 and died in office on 22 November 1358.
Lord Privy Seal
The Lord Privy Seal is the fifth of the Great Officers of State in the United Kingdom, ranking beneath the Lord President of the Council and above the Lord Great Chamberlain. The office is one of the traditional sinecure offices of state...
from 1312 to 1316, as Chancellor of the University of Cambridge from 1321 to 1326, and as Lord High Treasurer
Lord High Treasurer
The post of Lord High Treasurer or Lord Treasurer was an English government position and has been a British government position since the Act of Union of 1707. A holder of the post would be the third highest ranked Great Officer of State, below the Lord High Chancellor and above the Lord President...
of England from June to December of 1340. He was Archdeacon of Richmond
Archdeacon of Richmond
The Archdeacon of Richmond is an archdiaconal post in the Church of England. It is under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Chester.-History:It was created around the year 1088, and was endowed by Thomas, Archbishop of York. It had the valuable impropriations of Easingwold, Bolton, Clapham, and...
from 1317 to 1322.
Northburgh was selected as bishop on 14 December 1321, consecrated on 27 June 1322 and died in office on 22 November 1358.