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Justice of Chester

Index Justice of Chester

The Justice of Chester was the chief judicial authority for the county palatine of Chester, from the establishment of the county until the abolition of the Great Sessions in Wales and the palatine judicature in 1830. [1]

82 relations: Barrister, Charles Warren (MP), Cheshire, Chester, County palatine, Court of Common Pleas (England), Court of Great Sessions in Wales, Daines Barrington, Denbighshire, Earl of Chester, Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, Edward Bearcroft, Edward Herbert (judge), Edward Jeffreys, Elizabeth I of England, Flintshire, George Bromley (politician), George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys, George Johnson (English politician), Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland, Henry VIII of England, Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, James Adair (serjeant-at-law), James Mansfield, James Whitelocke, John Bradshaw (judge), John Bridgeman (judge), John Copley, 1st Baron Lyndhurst, John Holland, 1st Duke of Exeter, John Leach (judge), John Morton (MP), John Pollard (speaker), John Skynner, John Talbot (judge), John Talbot, 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury, John Throckmorton, John Trenchard (politician), John Verney (judge), John Willes (judge), Joseph Jekyll, Lloyd Kenyon, 1st Baron Kenyon, Marmaduke Lloyd, Matthew Skinner, Montgomeryshire, Nicholas Hare, Parliament of the United Kingdom, Patronage, Peter Warburton (1588–1666), Prince of Wales, Puisne judge, ..., Queen's Bench, Richard III of England, Richard Lewknor (1542–1616), Richard Pepper Arden, 1st Baron Alvanley, Richard Richards (judge), Robert Dallas, Robert de Vere, Duke of Ireland, Robert Townshend (judge), Sir Francis Buller, 1st Baronet, Sir Geoffrey Palmer, 1st Baronet, Sir Job Charlton, 1st Baronet, Spencer Cowper, Taylor White, Thomas Beaufort, Duke of Exeter, Thomas Chamberlayne (judge), Thomas de Mowbray, 1st Duke of Norfolk, Thomas Englefield, Thomas Fell, Thomas Jervis, Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester, Thomas Stanley, 1st Baron Stanley, Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby, Timothy Turner, Vicary Gibbs, Welsh Marches, William Best, 1st Baron Wynford, William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk, William Garrow, William Grant (Master of the Rolls), William Jessop, William le Scrope, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, William Noel (1695–1762). Expand index (32 more) »

Barrister

A barrister (also known as barrister-at-law or bar-at-law) is a type of lawyer in common law jurisdictions.

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Charles Warren (MP)

Charles Warren (19 March 1764 – 12 August 1829) was an English barrister and politician, judge and amateur cricketer.

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Cheshire

Cheshire (archaically the County Palatine of Chester) is a county in North West England, bordering Merseyside and Greater Manchester to the north, Derbyshire to the east, Staffordshire and Shropshire to the south and Flintshire, Wales and Wrexham county borough to the west.

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Chester

Chester (Caer) is a walled city in Cheshire, England, on the River Dee, close to the border with Wales.

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County palatine

In England, a county palatine or palatinate was an area ruled by a hereditary nobleman enjoying special authority and autonomy from the rest of a kingdom or empire.

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Court of Common Pleas (England)

The Court of Common Pleas, or Common Bench, was a common law court in the English legal system that covered "common pleas"; actions between subject and subject, which did not concern the king.

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Court of Great Sessions in Wales

The Court of Great Sessions in Wales was the main court for the prosecution of felonies and serious misdemeanours in Wales between the second Laws in Wales Act of 1542 and the court's abolition in 1830.

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Daines Barrington

Daines Barrington, FRS, FSA (1727/2814 March 1800) was an English lawyer, antiquary and naturalist.

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Denbighshire

Denbighshire (Sir Ddinbych) is a county in north-east Wales, named after the historic county of Denbighshire, but with substantially different borders.

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Earl of Chester

The Earldom of Chester (Welsh: Iarll Caer) was one of the most powerful earldoms in medieval England, extending principally over the counties of Cheshire and Flintshire.

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Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York

Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, KG (5 June 1341 – 1 August 1402) was the fourth surviving son of King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault.

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Edward Bearcroft

Edward Bearcroft, KC (30 April 1737 – 20 November 1796) was an English barrister, judge, and politician.

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Edward Herbert (judge)

Sir Edward Herbert (c. 1648 – November 1698), titular Earl of Portland, was an English judge who served as Chief Justice of the King’s Bench during the reign of James II.

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Edward Jeffreys

Edward Winnington or Jeffreys (8 October 1669 – 20 July 1725) was a son of Sir Francis Winnington and a younger brother of Salwey Winnington.

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Elizabeth I of England

Elizabeth I (7 September 1533 – 24 March 1603) was Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death on 24 March 1603.

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Flintshire

Flintshire (Sir y Fflint) is a principal area of Wales, known as a county.

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George Bromley (politician)

George Bromley (ca. 1526–1589) was an English lawyer, landowner, politician and judge of the Mid-Tudor and Elizabethan period, a member of an important Shropshire legal and landed gentry dynasty.

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George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys

George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys of Wem, PC (15 May 1645 – 18 April 1689), also known as "The Hanging Judge", was a Welsh judge.

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George Johnson (English politician)

George Johnson (1626–83), of Bowden Park, Lacock, Wiltshire, was an English politician.

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Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland

Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland, 4th Baron Percy, titular King of Mann, KG, Lord Marshal (10 November 1341 – 20 February 1408) was the son of Henry de Percy, 3rd Baron Percy, and a descendant of Henry III of England.

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Henry VIII of England

Henry VIII (28 June 1491 – 28 January 1547) was King of England from 1509 until his death.

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Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester

Humphrey of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Gloucester, KG (3 October 1390 – 23 February 1447) was an English nobleman, soldier, and literary patron.

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James Adair (serjeant-at-law)

James Adair, KS (c. 1743 – 21 July 1798) was an Irish-born judge, serjeant-at-law, and Member of Parliament, who spent his career based in London.

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James Mansfield

Sir James Mansfield, (originally Manfield; 1734 – 23 November 1821) was a British lawyer, judge and politician.

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James Whitelocke

Sir James Whitelocke SL (28 November 1570 – 22 June 1632) was an English judge and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1610 and 1622.

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John Bradshaw (judge)

John Bradshaw (15 July 1602 – 31 October 1659) was an English judge.

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John Bridgeman (judge)

Sir John Bridgeman, SL (1568/69 – 5 February 1638) was a barrister of the Inner Temple, serjeant-at-law and local magnate in the West of England during the early 17th century.

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John Copley, 1st Baron Lyndhurst

John Singleton Copley, 1st Baron Lyndhurst, (21 May 1772 – 12 October 1863) was a British lawyer and politician.

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John Holland, 1st Duke of Exeter

John Holland, 1st Duke of Exeter KG (c. 1352 – 16 January 1400) also 1st Earl of Huntingdon, was an English nobleman, a half-brother of King Richard II (1377–1399), to whom he remained strongly loyal.

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John Leach (judge)

Sir John Leach, KC (28 August 1760 – 14 September 1834) was an English judge, and Master of the Rolls.

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John Morton (MP)

John Morton (c. 1716 – 25 July 1780) was an English lawyer and Tory politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1747 to 1780.

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John Pollard (speaker)

Sir John Pollard (died August 1557) was a Speaker of the English House of Commons.

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John Skynner

Sir John Skynner, PC, SL, KC (1724 – 26 November 1805) was an English judge and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1771 to 1777.

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John Talbot (judge)

The Honourable John Talbot (c. 1712 – 23 September 1756) was a British judge and Member of Parliament.

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John Talbot, 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury

John Talbot, 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury, 2nd Earl of Waterford, 8th Baron Talbot, KG (c. 1417 – 10 July 1460) was an English nobleman and soldier.

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John Throckmorton

Sir John Throckmorton (1524 – 22 May 1580) was a lawyer and member of the English Parliament during the reign of Queen Mary I. He was also a witness to Queen Mary's will.

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John Trenchard (politician)

Sir John Trenchard (30 March 1649 – 27 April 1695) was an English politician and landowner.

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John Verney (judge)

Sir John Verney, (23 October 16995 August 1741) was a British barrister, judge and politician.

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John Willes (judge)

Sir John Willes (29 November 168515 December 1761) was an English lawyer and judge who was the longest-serving Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas since the 15th century.

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Joseph Jekyll

Sir Joseph Jekyll (166319 August 1738) was a British barrister, politician and judge.

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Lloyd Kenyon, 1st Baron Kenyon

Lloyd Kenyon, 1st Baron Kenyon (5 October 1732 – 4 April 1802) was a British politician and barrister, who served as Attorney General, Master of the Rolls and Lord Chief Justice.

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Marmaduke Lloyd

Sir Marmaduke Lloyd (1585–c.1651) was a Welsh lawyer and landowner and a supporter of King Charles I of England during the English Civil War.

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Matthew Skinner

Matthew Skinner (22 October 1689 – 21 October 1749) was an English serjeant-at-law, judge and politician.

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Montgomeryshire

Montgomeryshire, also known as Maldwyn (Sir Drefaldwyn meaning "the Shire of Baldwin's town") is one of thirteen historic counties and a former administrative county of Wales.

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Nicholas Hare

Sir Nicholas Hare of Bruisyard, Suffolk (c. 1484 – 31 October 1557) was Speaker of the House of Commons of England between 1539 and 1540.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom

The Parliament of the United Kingdom, commonly known as the UK Parliament or British Parliament, is the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom, the Crown dependencies and overseas territories.

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Patronage

Patronage is the support, encouragement, privilege, or financial aid that an organization or individual bestows to another.

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Peter Warburton (1588–1666)

Peter Warburton (1588–1666) was an English barrister and judge.

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Prince of Wales

Prince of Wales (Tywysog Cymru) was a title granted to princes born in Wales from the 12th century onwards; the term replaced the use of the word king.

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Puisne judge

A puisne judge or puisne justice (French: puisné or puîné, "since-born" i.e. "junior") is a dated term for an ordinary judge of a particular court.

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Queen's Bench

The Queen's Bench (or, during the reign of a male monarch, the King's Bench, Cour du banc du Roi) is the superior court in a number of jurisdictions within some of the Commonwealth realms.

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Richard III of England

Richard III (2 October 1452 – 22 August 1485) was King of England from 1483 until his death at the Battle of Bosworth Field.

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Richard Lewknor (1542–1616)

Richard Lewknor (1542-1616) of Downeley, West Dean, Sussex, was an English politician.

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Richard Pepper Arden, 1st Baron Alvanley

Richard Pepper Arden, 1st Baron Alvanley (20 May 1744 – 19 March 1804) was a British barrister and Whig politician, who served as the Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas.

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Richard Richards (judge)

Sir Richard Richards SL (5 November 1752 – 11 November 1823) was a Welsh politician and judge.

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Robert Dallas

Sir Robert Dallas, PC, SL KC (16 October 1756 – 25 December 1824) was an English judge, of a Scottish family.

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Robert de Vere, Duke of Ireland

Robert de Vere, Duke of Ireland, Marquess of Dublin, and 9th Earl of Oxford KG (16 January 1362 – 22 November 1392) was a favourite and court companion of King Richard II of England.

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Robert Townshend (judge)

Sir Robert Townshend (died 8 February 1555/56) of Ludlow, Shropshire was a judge who held a number of positions, including Chief Justice of the Marches of Wales and Chester.

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Sir Francis Buller, 1st Baronet

Sir Francis Buller, 1st Baronet (17 March 1746 – 5 June 1800) of Churston Court in the parish of Churston Ferrers, of nearby Lupton in the parish of Brixham, and of Prince Hall on Dartmoor, all in Devon, was an English judge.

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Sir Geoffrey Palmer, 1st Baronet

Sir Geoffrey Palmer, 1st Baronet, SL (1598 – 5 May 1670) was an English lawyer and politician.

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Sir Job Charlton, 1st Baronet

Sir Job Charlton, 1st Baronet KS (ca. 1614 – 26 May 1697) was an English judge and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1659 and 1679.

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Spencer Cowper

Spencer Cowper (23 February 1670 – 10 December 1728), MP and barrister, was born in 1670, the second son of Sir William Cowper, 2nd Baronet of Hertford, and his wife, Lady Sarah Cowper, the diarist, and the daughter of Samuel Holled, a London merchant.

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Taylor White

Taylor White (21 December 1701 – 27 March 1772) was a British jurist, naturalist, and art collector.

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Thomas Beaufort, Duke of Exeter

Thomas Beaufort, 1st Duke of Exeter, KG (c. 1377 – c. 31 December 1426) was an English military commander during the Hundred Years' War, and briefly Chancellor of England.

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Thomas Chamberlayne (judge)

Sir Thomas Chamberlayne, SL (died 27 September 1625) was an English judge who served as Chief Justice of Chester during the reign of James I of England.

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Thomas de Mowbray, 1st Duke of Norfolk

Thomas de Mowbray, 1st Duke of Norfolk, 1st Earl of Nottingham, 3rd Earl of Norfolk, 6th Baron Mowbray, 7th Baron Segrave, KG, Earl Marshal (22 March 1366 – 22 September 1399) was an English peer.

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Thomas Englefield

Sir Thomas Englefield (also known as InglefieldDictionary of National Biography, Englefield, Sir Thomas (1455–1514)) (ca. 1455 – 3 April 1514) was Speaker of the House of Commons.

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Thomas Fell

Thomas Fell (1598–1658), was a lawyer, member of parliament and vice-chancellor of the duchy of Lancaster.

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Thomas Jervis

Thomas Jervis (1770–1838) was an English judge, the last Puisne Justice of Chester until the abolition of the office in 1830.

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Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester

Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester, 1st Earl of Buckingham, 1st Earl of Essex, KG (7 January 1355 – 8 or 9 September 1397) was the fourteenth and youngest child of King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault.

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Thomas Stanley, 1st Baron Stanley

Sir Thomas Stanley, 1st Baron Stanley, titular King of Mann, KG (c. 1405 – 11 or 20 February 1459), of Lathom and Knowsley, Lancashire, was a Privy Councillor, Comptroller of the Royal Household, Lieutenant-Governor of Ireland (1431–36), Chief Steward of the Duchy of Lancaster, Knight of the Shire for Lancashire, Constable & Justice of Chester, Chamberlain of North Wales, Lord Chamberlain (1455), and from 15 January 1456 was summoned by Writ to Parliament as Lord Stanley.

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Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby

Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby, KG (1435 – 29 July 1504) was an English nobleman and politician.

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Timothy Turner

Sir Timothy Turner SL JP (11 July 1585 – January 1677) was an English judge.

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Vicary Gibbs

Sir Vicary Gibbs (27 October 1751 – 8 February 1820) was an English judge and politician.

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Welsh Marches

The Welsh Marches (Y Mers) is an imprecisely defined area along and around the border between England and Wales in the United Kingdom.

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William Best, 1st Baron Wynford

William Draper Best, 1st Baron Wynford, PC (13 December 1767 – 3 March 1845), was a British politician and judge.

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William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk

William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk, (16 October 1396 – 2 May 1450), nicknamed Jackanapes, was an English magnate, statesman, and military commander during the Hundred Years' War.

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William Garrow

Sir William Garrow (13 April 1760 – 24 September 1840) was an English barrister, politician and judge known for his indirect reform of the advocacy system, which helped usher in the adversarial court system used in most common law nations today.

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William Grant (Master of the Rolls)

Sir William Grant (13 October 1752 – 23 May 1832) was a British lawyer, Member of Parliament from 1790–1812 and Master of the Rolls from 1801–1817.

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William Jessop

William Jessop (23 January 1745 – 18 November 1814) was an English civil engineer, best known for his work on canals, harbours and early railways in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

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William le Scrope, 1st Earl of Wiltshire

William le Scrope, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, King of Mann (1350–1399) was a close supporter of King Richard II of England.

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William Noel (1695–1762)

William Noel (19 March 1695 – 8 December 1762) was an English barrister, judge and politician.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justice_of_Chester

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