Roger Thornton
Roger Thornton | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Newcastle upon Tyne | |
| Terms 1400–01; 1402–06; 1416–17; 1423–26 | |
| Terms 1400–1426 | |
| Member of Parliament for Newcastle upon Tyne | |
| Parliamentary terms 1399; 1411; 1417; 1419 | |
| Parliamentary terms 1399–1419 | |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 3 January 1430 Newcastle upon Tyne, England |
| Occupation | Merchant; politician |
| Known for | Leading Newcastle merchant; multiple-term Mayor of Newcastle |
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Roger Thornton (died 1430), the Dick Whittington of Newcastle, seems to have been a country boy who sought his fortune in town. He lived to become 'the richest merchant that ever was dwelling in Newcastell', and three times mayor of that town.