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Richard Zouch

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Richard Zouch lived from around 1590 to 1 March 1661 and was an English judge and a member of Parliament from 1621 to 1624, elected for Hythe in 1621 before becoming principal of St. Alban Hall, Oxford. During the English Civil War he was a Royalist and was appointed by Oliver Cromwell to a special commission of oyer and terminer. Zouch wrote extensive legal texts and was among the earliest systematic writers of international law.

Facts
Role
Judge and a Member of Parliament from 1621 to 1624 2
Role
Judge of the High Court of Admiralty (appointed 1641) 1
Nationality / Jurisdiction
English 1
Born
1590 1
Wikipedia gives only an approximate year, c. 1590; no exact birth date is recorded.
Birthplace
Ansty, Wiltshire 1
Died
1661 1
Death Date
1661-03-01 1
Place of Death
Doctors' Commons, London 1
Classification
Field of Law
International Law 1
Gender
Male 1
Role
Role (category)
Judge 1
Connections

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Source Wikidata: Richard Zouch
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1. Richard Zouch (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia contributors
  • Lead section, first sentence
    Richard Zouch (c. 1590-1 March 1661) was an English judge and a Member of Parliament from 1621 to 1624.
  • Early life section, first sentence
    Zouch was born at Ansty, Wiltshire, the third surviving son of Francis Zouche (d.1600) and Philippa, sixth daughter of George Ludlow of Hill Deverel, Wiltshire.
  • Career section, final sentence
    though he died soon afterwards at his apartments in Doctors' Commons, London, on 1 March 1661.
  • Career section
    In 1641 he was made Judge of the High Court of Admiralty.
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2. Richard Zouch (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • Introduction, gender
    He was elected Member of Parliament for Hythe in 1621 and later became principal of St. Alban Hall, Oxford.
  • Introduction, role
    Richard Zouch was an English judge and a Member of Parliament from 1621 to 1624.
  • Introduction, field of law
    Zouch wrote extensive legal texts and was among the earliest systematic writers of international law.
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Wikidata: Richard Zouch
  • Wikidata Q3431346 self-citation (QID resolved for a previously unsourced jurist)
    P31 (instance of): human; QID resolved and verified for this jurist (Richard Zouch)
  • Wikidata Q3431346, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • In Legal System: English Law, Richard Zouch lived from around 1590 to 1 March 1661 and was an English judge and a member of Parliament from 1621 to 1624, elected for Hythe in 1621 before becoming principal of St. Alban H
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Richard Zouche (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIntroduction, nationality
Quote, Introduction, nationality
Richard Zouch was an English judge and a Member of Parliament from 1621 to 1624.
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