Thomas Horsley

Thomas Horsley was a sixteenth-century English magistrate and Lord Mayor. He was Lord Mayor of Newcastle upon Tyne in 1524, 1525 and 1533.[1] He is remembered primarily for founding the Royal Grammar School in that city.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.newcastle.gov.uk/core.nsf/a/lm1500
  2. ↑ http://www.oldtowns.co.uk/Northumberland/newcastle.htm
  3. ↑ "National Gazetteer (1868) - Newcastle upon Tyne". Newcastle Gazette. GENUKI Charitable trust. 1868. Retrieved 2007-04-29.


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