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Hervey de Stanton

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Hervey de Stanton (1260 to November 1327) was an English judicial and administrative official during the reign of Edward II. He served as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1316 to 1323 and again from 1324 to 1327, as Lord Chief Justice from 1323 to 1324, and as Chief Justice of the Common Pleas from 1326 to 1327. He descended from the Staunton family of Nottinghamshire and held ecclesiastical posts including the prebend of Husthwaite in York and the parsonage of East Dereham. He is also remembered as the founder of Michaelhouse at Cambridge, a foundation later absorbed into Trinity College, where he is still commemorated as a benefactor. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Role
Judge and Chancellor of the Exchequer 1
Nationality / Jurisdiction
English 1
Born
1260 2
Died
1327 2
Place of Death
Yorkshire 2
Classification
Gender
Male 1
Role
Role (category)
Judge 1
Connections

In Legal System

English Law, Legal Systems
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Member Of

Court of King's Bench (England), Courts
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Nationality

United Kingdom

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1. Hervey de Stanton (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    Hervey de Stanton was an English judge and Chancellor of the Exchequer.
  • Introduction, nationality
    Hervey de Stanton (1260 to November 1327) was an English judicial and administrative official during the reign of Edward II.
  • Introduction, role
    In the parliament of September 1305 he was a receiver of petitions from Ireland and Guernsey, and on 20 April 1306 was appointed one of the judges of the common pleas. In 1323 he was made chief justice of the king's bench, and directed to discharge his duties at the exchequer by a substitute. On 27 March 1324, Stanton resigned the chief justiceship, and on 26 March was reappointed chancellor of the exchequer.
  • In Legal System: English Law, Wikipedia lead sentence
    was an English judge
  • Member Of: Court of King's Bench (England), Article text
    Hervey de Stanton (or Staunton) (1260, November 1327) was an English judge (serving both as Chief Justice of the King's Bench and as Chief Justice of the Common Pleas) and Chancellor of the Exchequer.
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2. Wikidata: Hervey de Stanton
  • Wikidata Q5745003, P569 date of birth claim (year)
    P569 (date of birth): 1260
  • Wikidata Q5745003, P570 date of death claim (year)
    P570 (date of death): 1327
  • Wikidata Q5745003, P20 place of death claim
    P20 (place of death): Yorkshire
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