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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| Sir John Popham canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
English judge
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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
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Middle Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
Tudor period
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early Stuart period ⓘ |
| givenName | John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Sir ⓘ |
| knownFor |
prominent role in state trials under Elizabeth I and James I
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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
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James I of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
associated with early English colonial ventures in North America
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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
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lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Huntworth, Somerset, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Littlecote House, Wiltshire, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Attorney General for England and Wales
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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
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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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