Ralph Skinner

The Very Rev Ralph Skinner was a sixteenth century Politician and Clergyman.[1]

Skinner was educated at Winchester and New College, Oxford. Successively he sat as an MP for Leicester, Penryn, Bossiney and Westbury.[2] As well as his representative duties he was Lay rector of Broughton Astley from 1550 to 1553; Pro-warden of New College, Oxford, from 1551 to 1553; Warden of Sherburn Hospital from 1559; Commissioner to enforce Acts of Uniformity and Supremacy for the Province of York from 1560; Chancellor, Receiver General and Dean of the Palatinate of Durham from 1561;[3] and Rector of Sedgefield (where he was buried) from 1562.

References

  1. "Annals of the Reformation" Strype, J: London, John Wyat, 1709
  2. "SKINNER, Ralph (1513/14-63), of Durham. - History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org.
  3. "Deans of Durham - British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk.
Church of England titles
Parliament of England
Preceded by
John Throckmorton
Edward Hastings
Member of Parliament for Leicester
with George Swillington

1547–1552
Succeeded by
Robert Cotton
George Swillington
Preceded by
John Johnson
Humphrey Corbet
Member of Parliament for Penryn
with John Ayleworth

1553 (2nd)
Succeeded by
William Bendlowes
Not known
Preceded by
Richard Forset
George Harrison
Member of Parliament for Bossiney
1555
With: Not known
Succeeded by
Thomas Stanley
John Kempthorne (MP)
Preceded by
John Buckland
William Allen Helyer
Member of Parliament for Westbury
with Anthony Carleton

1559
Succeeded by
Hugh Ryley
John Dyster
Church of England titles
Preceded by
Robert Horne
Dean of Durham
1561–1563
Succeeded by
William Whittingham
Academic offices
Preceded by
Thomas Harding
Warden of New College, Oxford
1551–1553
Succeeded by
Thomas Whyte


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