page_title: John Twynyho
hierarchical_section_title: John Twynyho
caption_attribution_description: English: Arms of John Twynyho (d.1485) of Cirencester, Gloucestershire: Argent, a chevron between three lapwings sable. (Source: Chitty, Heralds' Visitation of Gloucestershire 1623, pp.262-3, "Twinyho") As seen on the "Founder's Tomb" in Fairford Church, Gloucestershire, on which survive the monumental brasses of his daughter Alice Twynyho and her husband John Tame (d.1500), builder of Fairford Church. Artwork own work of Lobsterthermidor Lapwings based on illustration in Hayman &amp; Burton, Birdlife of Britain, 1976, p.183
context_page_description: John Twynyho of Cirencester, Bristol and Lechlade, all in Gloucestershire, was a lawyer and wealthy wool merchant who served as Recorder of Bristol, as a Member of Parliament for Bristol in Gloucestershire in 1472-5 and in 1484 and for the prestigious county seat Gloucestershire in 1476. In 1478 he was Attorney General to Lord Edward, eldest son and heir of King Edward IV.
context_section_description: John Twynyho (c.1440 - 30 September 1485) (alias Twynyhoe, Twynihoe, etc.) of Cirencester, Bristol and Lechlade, all in Gloucestershire, was a lawyer and wealthy wool merchant who served as Recorder of Bristol, as a Member of Parliament for Bristol in Gloucestershire in 1472-5 and in 1484 and for the prestigious county seat Gloucestershire in 1476. In 1478 he was Attorney General to Lord Edward (the future King Edward V (1483-1483)), eldest son and heir of King Edward IV.
caption: Arms of Twynyho:  Argent, a chevron between three lapwings close sable.[1] As seen on the "Founder's Tomb" in Fairford Church, Gloucestershire, in which his daughter Alice Twynyho rests next to her husband John Tame (died 1500), builder of the church [2]
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