Robert Wodehouse (died 1346) was a medieval English administrator. He was probably born of common stock in

Norwell Woodhouse Norwell Woodhouse is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Norwell, in the Newark and Sherwood district, in the county of Nottinghamshire, England. It is close to the villages of Caunton, Kneesall, Cromwell and Laxton ...

, Nottinghamshire and found employment as a clerk in the office of the privy seal. In a forty-year career he held a succession of offices. He was cofferer and comptroller of the wardrobe (1309–1318), before being promoted a

baron of the exchequer The Barons of the Exchequer, or ''barones scaccarii'', were the judges of the English court known as the Exchequer of Pleas. The Barons consisted of a Chief Baron of the Exchequer and several puisne (''inferior'') barons. When Robert Shute was ...

(until 1323). After another brief spell as comptroller (and Keeper of the Privy Seal) he was appointed in 1323

keeper of the wardrobe The King's Wardrobe, together with the Chamber, made up the personal part of medieval English government known as the King's household. Originally the room where the king's clothes, armour, and treasure were stored, the term was expanded to des ...

(until 1328). He was then

Treasurer A treasurer is a person responsible for the financial operations of a government, business, or other organization. Government The treasury of a country is the department responsible for the country's economy, finance and revenue. The treasure ...

(1329-1330),

Chancellor of the Exchequer The chancellor of the exchequer, often abbreviated to chancellor, is a senior minister of the Crown within the Government of the United Kingdom, and the head of HM Treasury, His Majesty's Treasury. As one of the four Great Offices of State, t ...

(1330–1331) and Treasurer again in 1338. In December 1338 he was dismissed by Edward III for unsatisfactory service, bringing his government career to an end. However, during his long career he had been well rewarded with a number of church benefices and in 1328 being appointed

Archdeacon of Richmond The Archdeacon of Richmond and Craven is an archdeacon, archdiaconal post in the Church of England. It was created in about 1088 within the See of York and was moved in 1541 to the Bishopric of Chester, See of Chester, in 1836 to the Diocese of ...

, Yorkshire. He died, probably at Stamford, early in 1346 and was buried in the choir of the church of the Augustinian friary in Stamford.

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* 1346 deaths People from Nottinghamshire Chancellors of the Exchequer of England Archdeacons of Richmond Lord high treasurers of England Year of birth unknown {{England-bio-stub