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Chief Baron Of The Irish Exchequer
The Chief Baron of the Irish Exchequer was the Baron ( judge) who presided over the Court of Exchequer (Ireland). The Irish Court of Exchequer was a mirror of the equivalent court in England and was one of the four courts which sat in the building which is still called The Four Courts in Dublin. The title Chief Baron was first used in 1309 by Walter de Islip. In the early centuries of its existence, it was a political as well as a judicial office, and as late as 1442 the Lord Treasurer of Ireland thought it necessary to recommend that the Chief Baron should always be a properly trained lawyer (which Michael Gryffin, the Chief Baron at the time, was not). There is a cryptic reference in the Patent Roll for 1390 to the Liberty of Ulster having its own Chief Baron. The last Chief Baron, The Rt Hon. Christopher Palles, continued to hold the title after the Court was merged into a new High Court of Justice in Ireland in 1878, until his retirement in 1916, when the office la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam De Harvington
Adam de Harvington, also called Adam de Herwynton (c.1270-c.1345) was a fourteenth-century Crown official and judge who had a successful career in both England and Ireland. He held office as Chief Baron of the Irish Exchequer and Lord Treasurer of Ireland, and as Chancellor of the Exchequer of England, and acquired considerable wealth as a result.Ball, F. Elrington ''The Judges in Ireland 1221-1921'' John Murray London 1926 Vol.i p. 25 Family He derived his name from his birthplace, Harvington, Chaddesley Corbett, Worcestershire; he was the son of William de Harvington or de Herwynton.Ball pp.66-7 He probably held Harvington Hall itself as a tenant of the Earl of Warwick, and is said to have died there. He had a lifelong association with Pershore Abbey. William de Harvington, Abbot of Pershore 1307-40, was his cousin, and Adam in a lawsuit of 1419 was described as William's heir. De Herwynton seems to have been the most usual contemporary spelling of the name. Career His pat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Mitchell (Irish Judge)
Henry Mitchell (c.1320-1384) was an Irish judge of the fourteenth century. He is one of the first recorded holders of the office of Attorney General for Ireland and was subsequently Chief Baron of the Irish Exchequer and Chief Justice of the Irish Common Pleas.Ball, F Elrington ''The Judges in Ireland 1221-1921'' John Murray London 1926 Vol.1 p.89 He was born at Killeek, County Dublin, son of John Mitchell. He is recorded as living in England in 1344, possibly studying law, as Ireland then had no law school. From 1372 to about 1376 he was Attorney General for Ireland, with a salary of £1 and 1 shilling. In 1372 he and Roger Hawkenshaw,Not to be confused with the later Roger Hawkenshaw, probably his grandson, who was second justice of the Court of King's Bench (Ireland) in 1416-34 the Escheator of Ireland, appeared as expert witnesses at a lawsuit in Kilkenny before the Court of King's Bench (Ireland), where Philip Overy claimed certain lands allegedly left to him by Thomas le Bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Bray (judge)
Stephen Pate Bray (born December 23, 1956) is an American songwriter, drummer, and record producer. He is best known for his collaborations with Madonna, being a member of the band Breakfast Club, and for winning the 2017 Grammy Award for the Best Musical Theater Album of the Tony Award-winning revival of ''The Color Purple''. Bray owns and operates Saturn Sound recording studios and the Soultone Records label. Career Bray began studying music through private instruction in Detroit, attended Washtenaw Community College in Ann Arbor. He continued his education at Berklee College of Music in Boston in 1978. Collaborations with Madonna Bray dated Madonna before her fame when she was attending the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor for dance in 1976. He moved to New York after receiving a call from Madonna in November 1980; at that time she was a member of the band Breakfast Club in Queens. Madonna wanted to form a new band and invited Bray to play the drums. They forme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Keppock
John Keppock (died 1404) was an Irish judge of the late fourteenth century, who held the offices of Lord Chief Justice of Ireland and Chief Baron of the Irish Exchequer. He became a political figure of some importance. He was the son of Simon Keppock of Drumcashel, County Louth. The Keppock (or Cappock) family settled in Louth shortly after the Norman Conquest of Ireland and were closely associated with the town of Ardee. The John Keppock of Ardee who died in 1412, and was a leading figure in that town's government, as well as serving as High Sheriff of Louth, and Roger Keppock, a merchant who was living in Ardee in 1414, were probably cousins of the judge. Keppock was living in England in 1352 and acted there as counsel for the powerful Anglo-Irish Cusack family.Ball, F. Elrington ''The Judges in Ireland 1221–1921'' John Murray London 1926 Vol.1 p. 84 He returned to Ireland a few years later, and in 1356 he was appointed King's Serjeant in Ireland. In 1364 he became Lord ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert De Holywood
Robert de Holywood (died 1384) was an Irish judge and landowner who held the office of Chief Baron of the Irish Exchequer. He was the ancestor of the Holywood family of Artane Castle, and of the St. Lawrence family, Earls of Howth. He was a substantial landowner with property in Dublin, Meath and Louth. He became extremely unpopular, and was removed from office after numerous complaints of "oppression and extortion" were made against him. These were apparently inspired by his close association in the mid-1370s with Sir William de Windsor, the embattled Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.Otway-Ruthven, A.J. ''A History of Medieval Ireland'' Barnes and Noble reissue New York 1993 p.307 Career He took his surname from the parish of Holywood (also spelt Hollywood), near Balbriggan, County Dublin. He was a younger son: an inquest in 1408 described him as the younger brother of William Holywood.''Patent Roll 9 Henry IV '' He was appointed Chief Remembrancer of the Court of Exche ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John De Burnham
John de Burnham (died 1363) was an English-born cleric, judge and Crown official who spent much of his career in Ireland. He held office as Lord High Treasurer of Ireland and Chief Baron of the Irish Exchequer. He spent many years trying to clear himself of charges of corruption, which seem to have been the invention of malicious colleagues. Early life He was the son of William Burnham of Norfolk, and was probably born in one of the groups of adjacent villages called the Norfolk Burnhams.Ball, F. Elrington ''The Judges in Ireland 1221-1921'' John Murray London 1926 Vol.1 p.81 He took holy orders, and his first benefice was a living in Lincolnshire. He became parish priest of Felmersham, Bedfordshire in 1333 and was named as a tax assessor for the same county, and also for Buckinghamshire, in 1340. He was a member of the Royal Household from the 1320s onwards, and gained great experience in the field of finance, especially in army accounts.Connolly, Philomena ''The Proceedings ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert De Emeldon
Robert de Emeldon (died 1355) was an English-born Crown official and judge who spent much of his career in Ireland. He held several important public offices, including Attorney-General for Ireland, Lord High Treasurer of Ireland and Chief Baron of the Irish Exchequer.Ball, F. Elrington The Judges in Ireland 1221-1921' John Murray London 1926 Vol.1 p.80 He was a turbulent and violent man, who was guilty of at least one homicide, was imprisoned for a number of serious crimes including rape and manslaughter, and had a bad reputation for corruption: but he was a royal favourite of King Edward III and was thus able to survive temporary disgrace.Gilbert, Sir John ''History of the Viceroys of Ireland'' Dublin J. Duffy and Co. 1865 p.205 Early career He took his name from his birthplace, Embleton, Northumberland. He also had links with Newcastle-upon-Tyne, as he was a cousin of Richard de Emeldon, who was five times Mayor of Newcastle between 1305 and 1332, having moved there from Emb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh De Burgh
Hugh de Burgh (; ; died 1352) was an Irish lawyer, Crown official and judge who held the offices of Lord Treasurer of Ireland (1340–44 and 1349–52) and Chief Baron of the Irish Exchequer (1337–39 and 1344–51),Ball, F. Elrington ''The Judges in Ireland 1221-1921'' John Murray London 1926 Vol.i pp.75-8 and was praised for his good service to the English Crown and pardoned of accusations of maladministration. Background Although he is said to have been born in England, he was a member of the leading Anglo-Irish de Burgh dynasty and was a cousin of William Donn de Burgh, 3rd Earl of Ulster. He later acted as attorney for the Earl's daughter and heiress Elizabeth, Duchess of Clarence. Her mother, Maud of Lancaster, who was a second cousin to King Edward III, used her considerable influence at Court on Hugh's behalf. Despite the later complaints about his misconduct, he was a professional lawyer and, as such, better qualified for appointment to the Bench than some ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Atte Crosse
Thomas atte Crosse, also called Thomas de Crosse (died after 1348) was an English cleric, Crown official and judge, who had a highly successful career in both England and Ireland. Little is recorded about his early years, but by 1336 he was referred to as an official of long-standing, who had been put to great "labours and charges" on the Edward III of England, King's business in England, Ireland and Scotland. He appears as a prebendary in St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin in 1334, and in the same year was made a Baron of the Court of Exchequer (Ireland). He was made Chief Baron of the Irish Exchequer in 1335, "so long as he was of good behaviour" and held that office for two years. In 1336, "in consideration of his long and good service" to the Crown, he was appointed Keeper of the Royal Market in Ireland, and Royal Clerk of the Wages. The ''Irish Exchequer Payments'' state that he was assigned the task of paying the wages of the men at arms being sent to Scotland "to suppress the m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Le Poer
Robert le Poer (died c.1346) was an Irish judge and Crown official who held the offices of Lord High Treasurer of Ireland and Chief Baron of the Irish Exchequer. Family Francis Elrington Ball, in his definitive study of the pre-1921 Irish judiciary, says nothing of Robert's ancestry. Other sources state that he was a younger son of Arnold le Poer, Seneschal of Kilkenny (died 1328). Arnold was one of the commanders of the army of Edward II which defeated the invasion of Ireland by Edward Bruce, the younger brother of Robert the Bruce. He became a figure of considerable power in his native county, but his career was destroyed by the Kilkenny Witchcraft Trials. Arnold's support for the alleged leader of the local coven of witches, his relative Alice Kyteler, gained him the enmity of Richard de Ledrede, Bishop of Ossory, who was the prime mover behind the Trials. Arnold made what was in hindsight the serious mistake of having the Bishop arrested and imprisoned. The Bishop quickly s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William De Tickhill
William de Tickhill (born c.1290- died after 1357) was an English priest, Crown official and judge who served very briefly as Chief Baron of the Irish Exchequer. He took his name from his birthplace Tickhill, now in Doncaster but then in the West Riding of Yorkshire. He is mentioned as being vicar of Eaton, near Tickhill, in 1312. He was presented to the living of Steeple Morden, Cambridgeshire in 1316, and that of Bolton, Lancashire in 1317. He was appointed Keeper of the Royal Wardrobe in 1320, and was later employed abroad on unspecified royal business. He was appointed Chief Baron of the Irish Exchequer in 1331 but served in that office only for a few months: he returned to England and was sitting on a Royal Commission there at the end of the same year. He retained some links with Ireland, becoming a prebendary in the Diocese of Ossory in 1332. He went abroad on official business with Richard de Bury, Bishop of Durham, in 1336. He became vicar of Stanhope, County Durham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
