Thomas Wynter
Thomas Wynter | |
|---|---|
| Archdeacon of York | |
| Church | Church of England |
| Diocese | Diocese of York |
| In office | 1523–1540 |
| Predecessor | Hugh Ashton |
| Successor | Thomas Westbie |
| Other posts | Archdeacon of Cornwall (1537–1543) Provost of Beverley (1526–1540) Dean of Wells Cathedral (1526–1529) Archdeacon of Suffolk (1526–1529) Archdeacon of Richmond (1526–1529) Archdeacon of Suffolk (1526–1529) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | never took major orders |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1510 |
| Died | c. 1546 |
| Denomination | Roman Catholicism Anglicanism |
| Parents | Thomas Wolsey and Joan Larke |
| Alma mater | University of Leuven |
Thomas Wynter or Winter (c. 1510 – c. 1546) was the illegitimate son of Cardinal Thomas Wolsey by his mistress Joan Larke. Thanks to his father's patronage, Wynter held a number of lucrative ecclesiastical offices in England, including the Archdeacon of York, Richmond, Cornwall, Provost of Beverley and Dean of Wells Cathedral. Much of the revenue from these offices flowed into the hands of his father. Following Wolsey's death in 1530 Wynter was left without a protector and he was obliged to surrender many, though not all, of his positions in the church.