Thomas Burton (merchant)

Thomas Burton (died 1495 or 1496) was an English wool merchant who worked for the Company of the Staple at Calais.[1][2][3] He left money in his will that was used to found the Loughborough Endowed Schools Loughborough Grammar School, Loughborough High School, and Fairfield Preparatory School in Leicestershire, England.[2][4][5][6]

The Burton Chapel is located in All Saints Church, Loughborough, where Loughborough Grammar School often holds services.

References

  1. ↑ A Brief Historical Introduction to Loughborough
  2. 1 2 A Brief History of Loughborough
  3. ↑ Chapters in the History Loughborough, William George Dimock Fletcher, Loughborough Herald and North Leicestershire Gazette Office (1883), p.37, via Google Book Search at http://books.google.com/books?id=ThUHAAAAQAAJ
  4. ↑ Loughborough Grammar School History
  5. ↑ Chapters in the History Loughborough, William George Dimock Fletcher, Loughborough Herald and North Leicestershire Gazette Office (1883), p.39, via Google Book Search at http://books.google.com/books?id=ThUHAAAAQAAJ
  6. ↑ Reports from Commissioners: Sixteen Volumes (2. Charities), Session 5 February--27 August 1839, vol. XV, House of Commons (British Parliament 1839), pp.386-93, via Google Book Search at http://books.google.com/books?id=m1QSAAAAYAAJ


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