John Langton (racing Driver)
John Langton may refer to: * John Langton (bishop of Chichester) (died 1337), chancellor of England and bishop of Chichester * John Langton (15th century MP) for Yorkshire * John Langton (bishop of St Davids) (died 1447), bishop of St Davids and chancellor of the University of Cambridge * John Langton (Canadian politician) (1808–1894), Canadian businessman, political figure and civil servant See also * John Langton Sanford John Langton Sanford (22 June 1824 – 27 July 1877) was an English historical writer. Life Born at Upper Clapton, London, on 22 June 1824, Sanford studied at University College London. Entering Lincoln's Inn, he read in the chambers of John R ...

John Langton (bishop Of Chichester)
John Langton (died 1337) was a chancellor of England and Bishop of Chichester. Life Langton was a clerk in the royal chancery, serving as the first Master of the Rolls from May 1286, and became chancellor in 1292.Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 85 He obtained several ecclesiastical appointments (including as Vicar of St. Mary's Church, Horncastle), but owing to the resistance of Pope Boniface VIII he failed to secure the bishopric of Ely in 1298, although he was supported by King Edward I of England and visited Rome to attain his end.Greenway Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300: Volume 2: Monastic Cathedrals (Northern and Southern Provinces): Ely: Bishops'' Resigning his office as chancellor in 1302, he was chosen Bishop of Chichester on 5 April 1305, consecrated bishop on 19 September 1305,Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 239 and again became chancellor shortly after the accession of Edward II in 1307.Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of Briti ...
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John Langton (15th Century MP)
Sir John Langton (c. 1387 – 17 March 1459), of Mowthorpe and Farnley, Yorkshire, was an English Member of Parliament in 1420 for Yorkshire Yorkshire ( ) is an area of Northern England which was History of Yorkshire, historically a county. Despite no longer being used for administration, Yorkshire retains a strong regional identity. The county was named after its county town, the .... References 1380s births 1459 deaths Year of birth uncertain People from Ryedale (district) English MPs 1420 Members of the Parliament of England for constituencies in Yorkshire {{15thC-England-MP-stub ...
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John Langton (bishop Of St Davids)
John Langton may refer to: * John Langton (bishop of Chichester) (died 1337), chancellor of England and bishop of Chichester * John Langton (15th century MP) for Yorkshire * John Langton (bishop of St Davids) (died 1447), bishop of St Davids and chancellor of the University of Cambridge * John Langton (Canadian politician) (1808–1894), Canadian businessman, political figure and civil servant See also * John Langton Sanford John Langton Sanford (22 June 1824 – 27 July 1877) was an English historical writer. Life Born at Upper Clapton, London, on 22 June 1824, Sanford studied at University College London. Entering Lincoln's Inn, he read in the chambers of John R ...

Bishop Of St Davids
The Bishop of St Davids is the ordinary of the Church in Wales Diocese of St Davids. The succession of bishops stretches back to Saint David who in the 6th century established his seat in what is today the city of St Davids in Pembrokeshire, founding St Davids Cathedral. The most recent former bishop of St Davids was Joanna Penberthy, who retired on 31 July 2023. On 17 October 2023, Dorrien Davies, Archdeacon of Carmarthen, was elected to become the next Bishop; the confirmation of his election (where he legally became Bishop) happened on 29 November 2023 and his episcopal consecration took place on 27 January 2024 at Bangor Cathedral. History The history of the diocese of St Davids is traditionally traced to that saint in the latter half of the 6th century. Records of the history of the diocese before Norman times are very fragmentary, however, consisting of a few chance references in old chronicles, such as 'Annales Cambriae' and ' Brut ...
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John Langton (Canadian Politician)
John Langton (April 7, 1808 – March 19, 1894) was Canada's first Auditor General. He was born in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England in 1808 and studied at Trinity College, Cambridge. He emigrated to Upper Canada in 1833 and settled near Peterborough. He worked for a time in the timber trade. In 1841, he was elected to the council for the Colborne District, becoming warden in 1848. In 1851, Langton was elected to the Legislative Council for Peterborough; he was reelected in 1854. In 1855, he was appointed the Auditor of the Province of Canada and was also appointed as a member of the newly formed Board of Audit; he resigned his seat in the assembly the following year. He served as Auditor for the remaining tenure of the Province of Canada and the first decade of the Dominion of Canada; it was Langton who led in the production of the first financial statements of the Dominion of Canada in spite of many challenges. He also served on the senate for the University of Toronto Langton move ...
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