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Hugh Oldham (c. 1452 – 25 June 1519) was an English cleric who was Bishop of Exeter (1505–19) and a notable patron of education as a founder and patron of Manchester Grammar School and Corpus Christi College, Oxford.
Hugh Oldham, a local boy who went on to become Bishop of Exeter, founded The Manchester Grammar School in 1515. He had the highest aspirations for MGS, and each year we fulfill his vision of being an academic school for boys of all backgrounds.
17 feb 2017 · A Brief Life of Hugh Oldham. Hugh Oldham was born in 1452 to Roger and Margery Oldham. Early sources are unclear as to whether he was born in Oldham or in Manchester, but either way his family’s roots were strongly Lancastrian. Manchester at this time was a small but thriving town, with the River Irk providing an area to develop corn mills.
In the 13th century, Oldham was documented as a manor held from The Crown by a family surnamed Oldham, whose seat was at Werneth Hall. It was this family which may have produced one of the greatest benefactors to education for the nation; Hugh Oldham. Richard de Oldham was recorded as lord of the manor of Werneth/Oldham
When Bishop of Exeter Hugh Oldham was born in 1452, in Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Oldham, was 22 and his mother, Ann Royal, was 22. He had at least 1 son. He died on 25 June 1519, in Lancashire, England, at the age of 67, and was buried in Exeter Cathedral, Devon, England, United Kingdom.
10 Hugh Campbell 1966: 1266 Terry Evanshen: 67 Terry Evanshen 17 Hugh Campbell 1967: 1662 Terry Evanshen 96 Terry Evanshen 17 Terry Evanshen 1968: 1306 Herm Harrison: 68 Ken Nielsen: 13 Whit Tucker: 1969: 1402 Margene Adkins: 71 Tommy Joe Coffey 11 Tommy Joe Coffey & Hugh Campbell 1970: 1043 Hugh Oldham: 70 Herm Harrison 13 Hugh Oldham 1971: ...
Foxe was assisted in his foundation by his friend Hugh Oldham, Bishop of Exeter, and Oldham's steward, William Frost. Oldham was a patron of education and donated £4,000 and land in Chelsea towards the foundation.
