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William Smyth is a member of the following lists: Alumni of Lincoln College, Oxford, Brasenose College, Oxford and 15th-century English people.
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| First Name |
William
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| Last Name |
Smyth
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| Birthplace |
Farnworth, Widnes, Lancashire
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| Died |
2nd January, 1514
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| Place of Death |
Buckden Palace
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| Nationality |
British
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William Smyth (or Smith) (c.– 2 January 1514) was Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield from 1493 to 1496 and then Bishop of Lincoln until his death. He held political offices, the most important being Lord President of the Council of Wales and the Marches. He became very wealthy and was a benefactor of a number of institutions. He was a co-founder of Brasenose College, Oxford and endowed a grammar school in the village of his birth in Lancashire.
