John Pratt

male, deceased (1725)
Chancellor of the Exchequer of Great Britain, Lord Chancellor, judge, LordsChiefJusticeofEnglandandWales, chancellor of the exchequer, Lord Chief Justice of England
Sir John Pratt (1657-1725) was a British judge and politician. Pratt was Lord Chief Justice of England from May 15, 1718 until March 2, 1725. He...
Edward Coke

Edward Coke

male, deceased (1634)
Old Norvicensian, Attorney General for England and Wales, Mileham, Norfolk, English, Legal writer, Norwich School…Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge, Speaker of the House of Commons, member of parliament, Member of the pre-1707 English Parliament, LordsChiefJusticeofEnglandandWales
Sir Edward Coke (pronounced "cook") (1 February 1552 - 3 September 1634), was an early English colonial entrepreneur and jurist whose writings on...
John Fortescue

John Fortescue

male, deceased (1476)
Westminster, edward, Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, lawyer, LordsChiefJusticeofEnglandandWales, politician…Alumni of Exeter College, Oxford
Sir John Fortescue (c. 1394 - c. 1476), English lawyer, the second son of Sir John Fortescue, of an ancient Devon family, was born at Norris, near...

William Lee

male, deceased (1754)
Chancellor of the Exchequer of Great Britain, Under Treasurer of the Exchequer, English judge, LordsChiefJusticeofEnglandandWales, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, chancellor of the exchequer…Justice of the King's Bench
Sir William Lee (1688 - 1754-04-08) was a British jurist and politician. He was an MP from 1727 until 1730 when he became a Justice of the King's...

Dudley Ryder

male, deceased (1756)
university of edinburgh, British, attorney general, solicitor general, horace walpole, patent…LordsChiefJusticeofEnglandandWales, Privy Council of the United Kingdom, Solicitor General for England and Wales
Sir Dudley Ryder (1691 - 25 May, 1756) was a British politician and judge. He studied at the nonconformist Hackney Academy and the University of...

George Jeffreys 1st Baron Jeffreys

male, deceased (1689)
Baron Jeffreys of Wem, peerage, Peerage of England, from Denbighshire, duke of Monmouth, Acton Hall…Baronet in the Baronetage of England, Baron in the Peerage of England, Chester, England, Privy Council of England, Chief Justice of the King's Bench
George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys of Wem, PC (May 15, 1645 - April 18, 1689), also known as "The Hanging Judge", became notable during the reign...

Edward Herbert

male, deceased (1698)
Protestant, James II, Earl of Portland, Chief Justice of the King's Bench, Lord Chancellor, jeffreys…Lord Chancellor of England, LordsChiefJusticeofEnglandandWales, king of england
Sir Edward Herbert (c. 1648-1698), titular Earl of Portland, was made Chief Justice of the King's Bench in 1685 in succession to Jeffreys. It was...
Edward Montagu

Edward Montagu

male, deceased (1557)
edward, British, northamptonshire, privy council, lawyer, judge…LordsChiefJusticeofEnglandandWales, Lord Chief Justice, Earl of Sandwich, Duke of Montagu, Duke of Manchester
Sir Edward Montagu (circa 1485 - February 10, 1556/1557) was an English lawyer and judge. He was the son of Thomas Montagu of Hemington,...