Thomas Thornton (academic administrator) explained

Thomas Thornton (c.1541–1629) was an English Church of England clergyman and academic administrator.^[1]

Thornton received a Bachelor of Divinity degree followed by a Doctor of Divinity degree at Oxford University. He was based at Christ Church, Oxford and was a Canon of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford. He was twice Vice-Chancellor at the University of Oxford during 1583–4 and 1599–1600.^{[2] [3]} He was also Precentor of Hereford Cathedral from 1573, and Master of the Library there from 1595; he re-organized the library and had new bookcases installed on the model of those in the Bodleian Library^[4]

Notes and References

1. Book: Charles B. Schmitt. John Case and Aristotelianism in Renaissance England. 21 January 2013. 1983. McGill-Queen's Press. 978-0-7735-1005-0. 113.
2. Book: The Historical Register of the University of Oxford. University of Oxford. University of Oxford. . . 1888. 21–27. Vice-Chancellors. July 25, 2011.
3. Web site: Previous Vice-Chancellors . University of Oxford, UK. July 25, 2011.
4. The Story of Hereford ed. Johnson and Shoesmith 2016