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Thomas Billing

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Sir Thomas Billing, who died in 1481, was an English jurist from Northamptonshire who served as Chief Justice of the King's Bench from 1469 until his death, succeeding John Markham. A member of Gray's Inn, he represented both Northamptonshire and London in Parliament, served as Recorder of London from 1450 to 1454, and was appointed King's Serjeant in 1458. His tenure as chief justice spanned the reigns of both Henry VI and Edward IV during the Wars of the Roses, and he was succeeded on his death by Sir William Hussey. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Judge and Chief Justice of the King's Bench 1
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English 1
Died
1481 2
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Judge 1
Role (category)
Chief Justice 1
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Male 1
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1. Thomas Billing (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction
    Sir Thomas Billing (died 1481) was an English judge and Chief Justice of the King's Bench.
  • In Legal System: English Law, Wikipedia lead sentence
    was an English judge and Chief Justice of the King
  • Member Of: Court of King's Bench (England), Article text
    Sir Thomas Billing (died 1481) was an English judge and Chief Justice of the King's Bench.
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2. Wikidata: Thomas Billing
Wikidata Q7787631, P570 date of death claim (year)
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P570 (date of death): 1481
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