Hugh de Pateshull (died December 1241) was a medieval

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. Pateshull was the son of

Simon of Pattishall Simon of Pattishall (or Pateshull) (died 1217) was an English judge and civil servant who is considered the first Chief Justice of the Common Pleas. Life The first appearance of Pattishall in the records was in 1190, where he served as the esch ...

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) and Simon's wife Amice. A royal clerk and a clerk of the exchequer,Franklin "Pattishall , Hugh of" ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' Hugh had custody of the Exchequer seal—Pateshull's position was a precursor office to the

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.Vincent "Origins of the Chancellorship of the Exchequer" ''English Historical Review'' p. 109 He was also a

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of St. Paul's when he was selected to be

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in 1234, holding that office until 1240.Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 103 Pateshull was elected bishop in 1239, and consecrated on 1 July 1240. He died on either 7 December or 8 December 1241Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 253 at

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and was buried in

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pateshull, Hugh de 13th-century English Roman Catholic bishops Bishops of Lichfield Hugh de Pateshull Lord high treasurers of England Year of birth unknown