John Langdon,
BISHOP OF ROCHESTER,
Was a native of Kent. He was educated at Oxford, "where, having commenced Bachelor of Divinity in 1400, he soon became celebrated for his learning, and wrote a chronicle of English history." He was afterwards sub-prior of Christ Church, Canterbury, and Keeper of Canterbury College, in Oxford, whence he was advanced to the See of Rochester, Nov. 17th, 1421. In the 10th year of Henry VI. he was sent Ambassador to France and afterwards to the Council of Basil. He died in that City. His body was brought to England, and buried in the Charterhouse, London. It is stated that he was "a great benefactor to the new bridge at Rochester," but is said to have received his See from the Pope for the active part he took in opposition to the Lollards under Archbishop Arundel. He died in 1434.
[See Pits, "De Angliæ Scriptoribus," and Godwin, "De Præsulibus."]