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 https://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 https://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 https://books.google.com/books?id=m1QSAAAAYAAJ


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