Sir John Popham

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Sir John Popham was a prominent English judge and politician who served as Lord Chief Justice of England during the late 16th and early 17th centuries.

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instanceOf English judge
Lord Chief Justice of England
human
politician
appointedBy Elizabeth I of England NERFINISHED
child Sir Francis Popham NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
dateOfBirth 1531
dateOfDeath 1607-06-10
educatedAt Balliol College, Oxford NERFINISHED
Middle Temple NERFINISHED
era Tudor period NERFINISHED
early Stuart period
givenName John NERFINISHED
honorificPrefix Sir
knownFor prominent role in state trials under Elizabeth I and James I
serving as Lord Chief Justice of England from 1592 to 1607
support for early English colonization of North America
memberOf Middle Temple NERFINISHED
monarchDuringTerm Elizabeth I of England NERFINISHED
James I of England NERFINISHED
notableWork associated with early English colonial ventures in North America
involved in legal proceedings against participants in the Babington Plot
involved in legal proceedings against participants in the Gunpowder Plot
patron of the failed Popham Colony in present-day Maine
presided over the trial of Mary, Queen of Scots
presided over the trial of Sir Walter Raleigh
occupation judge
lawyer
politician
placeOfBirth Huntworth, Somerset, England NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Littlecote House, Wiltshire, England NERFINISHED
positionHeld Attorney General for England and Wales NERFINISHED
Lord Chief Justice of England NERFINISHED
Member of Parliament for Bristol
Member of Parliament for Lyme Regis
Queen’s Serjeant NERFINISHED
Serjeant-at-law
Speaker of the House of Commons of England NERFINISHED
religion Church of England
residence Huntworth, Somerset, England NERFINISHED
Littlecote House, Wiltshire, England NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
spouse Amy Adams NERFINISHED
termEnd 1607 (Lord Chief Justice of England)
termStart 1592 (Lord Chief Justice of England)

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Popham family notableMember Sir John Popham