John Offord

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John Offord was Dean of Lincoln and became Lord Privy Seal from 1342 to 1344 [citation needed]. From 1345 until his death in 1348 he was Lord Chancellor of England [1]. In the last year of his life he was Archbishop of Canterbury, but served only 10 months before dying of the plague prevalent in Europe at the time [citation needed].

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  1. ^ Lord Chancellors and Lord Keepers: past and present. Department for Constitutional Affairs. Retrieved on 2006-02-10.
Preceded by:
Sir Robert Sadington
Lord Chancellor
1345–1348
Succeeded by:
John Thoresby