Ralph Skinner was a sixteenth century Clergyman and member of parliament.
Skinner was educated at Winchester and New College, Oxford. Successively he sat as an MP for Leicester, Penryn, Bossiney and Westbury. As well as his representative duties he was Lay rector of Broughton Astley from 1550 to 1553; Pro-warden of New College, Oxford, from 1551 to 1553; Warden of Sherburn Hospital from 1559; Commissioner to enforce Acts of Uniformity and Supremacy for the Province of York from 1560; Chancellor, Receiver General and Dean of the Palatinate of Durham from 1561; and Rector of Sedgefield (where he was buried) from 1562.
References
- "Annals of the Reformation" Strype, J: London, John Wyat, 1709
- "SKINNER, Ralph (1513/14-63), of Durham. - History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org.
- "Deans of Durham - British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk.
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Preceded byJohn Throckmorton Edward Hastings |
Member of Parliament for Leicester with George Swillington 1547–1552 |
Succeeded byRobert Cotton George Swillington |
Preceded byJohn Johnson Humphrey Corbet |
Member of Parliament for Penryn with John Ayleworth 1553 (2nd) |
Succeeded byWilliam Bendlowes Not known |
Preceded byRichard Forset George Harrison |
Member of Parliament for Bossiney 1555 With: Not known |
Succeeded byThomas Stanley John Kempthorne (MP) |
Preceded byJohn Buckland William Allen Helyer |
Member of Parliament for Westbury with Anthony Carleton 1559 |
Succeeded byHugh Ryley John Dyster |
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Preceded byRobert Horne | Dean of Durham 1561–1563 |
Succeeded byWilliam Whittingham |
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Preceded byThomas Harding | Warden of New College, Oxford 1551–1553 |
Succeeded byThomas Whyte |
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