Henry de Stanton explained

Henry de Stanton (also Staunton) was an English medieval Canon law jurist, judge, churchman, and university chancellor.^[1]

Henry de Stanton was a Professor of Canon law.^[2] Between 1280 and 1282, he was Chancellor of the University of Oxford. During his chancellorship, the university appointed a group of masters to investigate how to put the Will of William of Durham (died 1249) into effect to establish University College at Oxford.^[3]

Henry de Stanton was vicar of St Peter's-in-the-East in Oxford. He was also a commissary judge and an official of the Court of the Arches.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Book: . . Appendix 5: Chancellors of the University . 1988 . 521–522 . 0-333-39917-X . Hibbert . Christopher . Christopher Hibbert.
2. Book: Wood, Anthony . The History and Antiquities of the Colleges and Halls in the University of Oxford. Internet Archive. Fasti Oxonienses . 1790 . 14 .
3. Book: Darwall-Smith, Robin . A History of University College, Oxford . William of Durham and the Idea of a College: 1249–1280 . . 2008 . 1, 13 . 978-0-19-928429-0 .
4. Book: Brundage, James A. . The Medieval Origins of the Legal Profession . ReadHowYouWant.com . 2010 . 182 . 978-1459605800 .