John de Sandford
John de Sandford (died 2 October
Archbishop of Dublin
.
He was the brother of
archbishop of Dublin, and hence nephew of Sir Philip Basset (d. 1271), the justiciar, and of Fulk Basset, Bishop of London from 1241 until his death in 1259, a prelate who was prominent during the troubles of Henry III
's reign.
He first appears as an official of Henry III in
escheator of Ireland' c.1282.[1]
In 1284 he was chosen archbishop of Dublin in succession to
governor of Ireland. He has been praised as an active and exceptionally conscientious governor. [2]
In 1290 he resigned as governor and returned to England. Sandford served Edward I in the Great Cause over the succession to the Scottish throne in 1292 and also as an envoy to the German king,
St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin
.
References
- ^ Christ Church Deeds, no. 131, https://archive.org/details/op1252289-1001/page/58/
- ^ O'Mahony, Charles (1912). The Viceroys of Ireland. p. 16.
- Thomas Walsh, History of Irish Hierarchy, New York, D. J. Saddler & Co., 1854, p. 115.
- Attribution
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Sandford, John de". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 24 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 139.
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