John Thornden
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John Thornden DD (or Thornton) was an English 16th-century bishop and vice-chancellor of the University of Oxford.
Thornden was a Doctor of Divinity. Thornden was appointed Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University several times from 1503 onwards. He was also a suffragan bishop to the Archbishop of Canterbury, William Warham.