John Morton (cardinal)

John Morton J.C.D., D.C.L.
Cardinal, Archbishop of Canterbury Primate of All England
Church	Catholic Church
Appointed	6 October 1486
Term ended	15 September 1500
Predecessor	Thomas Bourchier
Successor	Thomas Langton (as bishop-elect), Henry Deane as true Archbishop
Orders
Consecration	31 January 1479 by Thomas Bourchier
Created cardinal	20 September 1493 by Alexander VI
Rank	Cardinal priest of Santa Anastasia
Personal details
Born	c. 1420 Dorset, England
Died	15 September 1500 (aged approximately 79/80) Knole House, near Sevenoaks, Kent, England
Buried	Crypt of Canterbury Cathedral
Nationality	English
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Ely, 1479–1486
Education	Balliol College, Oxford
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John Morton (c. 1420 – 15 September 1500) was an English cleric, civil lawyer and administrator during the period of the Wars of the Roses. He entered royal service under Henry VI and was a trusted councillor under Edward IV and Henry VII. Edward IV made him Bishop of Ely and under Henry VII he became Lord Chancellor, Archbishop of Canterbury and a cardinal.