John de Halton

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name =John de Halton


religion =Catholic
See =Diocese of Carlisle
Title = Bishop of Carlisle
Period = 1292–1324
Predecessor = Ralph of Irton
Successor =William Ayremyn
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post =cellerer of Carlisle Cathedral
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date of death =1 November 1324
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John de Halton (died 1324), also called John de Halghton, was an English priest and Bishop of Carlisle from 1292 to 1324.

Life

Little is known of his background, but he attended Oxford University.Summerson "Halton , John (d. 1324)" "Oxford Dictionary of National Biography" [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/12032 Online Edition] accessed 20 November 2007] He was a canon and cellerer in Carlisle Cathedral. [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=33856 British History Online Bishops of Carlisle] accessed on 20 October 2007] He was elected bishop on 23 April 1292, and consecrated on 14 September 1292.Fryde "Handbook of British Chronology" p. 235] He was not enthroned until January of 1293, however, because after his consecration he was with King Edward I of England in Scotland. He was present at Berwick when Edward decided that the throne of Scotland should go to John Balliol. Halton spent much of the time between 1292 and 1295 in Scotland, for Pope Nicholas IV had appointed Halton to collect the crusading tax that the pope had imposed. However, when England and Scotland went to war in 1296, Halton returned to his diocese and remained there.

In January of 1298 he appeared at a meeting in York held by Roger Bigod earl of Norfolk and Humphrey de Bohun earl of Hereford and excommunicated all opponents of Magna Carta.Prestwich "Edward I" p. 430] During the reign of King Edward II of England his diocese was exposed to constant raids from the Scots, and much of his time was spent in trying to repair the damage from the raids. In 1309 he excommunicated Robert the Bruce for the murder of John Comyn three years earlier.Fact|date=November 2007 He served as an envoy to Scotland again in 1320. He was an attendee of the gathering, or anti-Parliament, held at Sherburn and led by Thomas earl of Lancaster in June of 1321. This gathering was part of the baronial uprising against King Edward II of England and his favorites the Despensers,Powell "The House of Lords" p. 291] but Halton does not seem to have played any further role in the conflict.

He died on 1 November 1324 at his manor at Rose. He was probably buried in his cathedral, but his tomb no longer survives. His register of his acts, however, does survive, and is the first one from Carlisle to survive.

Notes

References

* [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=33856 British History Online Bishops of Carlisle] accessed on 20 October 2007
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* Powell, J. Enoch and Keith Wallis "The House of Lords in the Middle Ages: A History of the English House of Lords to 1540" London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson 1968
* Prestwich, Michael "Edward I" New Haven:Yale University Press 1997 ISBN 0-300-07157-4
* Summerson, Henry "Halton , John (d. 1324)" "Oxford Dictionary of National Biography" Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/12032 Online Edition] accessed 20 November 2007

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DATE OF DEATH=1 November 1324
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