John de Pembroke
John de Pembroke (died after 1377) was a Welsh-born judge who held several senior offices in Ireland, including that of Chancellor of the Exchequer of Ireland.[1]
He was born in
He was still living in 1377, when he petitioned the Crown for repayment of the expenses incurred in his recent journey to
Lord Treasurer of Ireland, to levy the King's debts and transact all of the King's other business, for which he had received no reward.[4] On foot of his petition he was awarded £4.[5]
A second John of Pembroke, who was also a Baron of the Irish Exchequer in the 1380s, was probably a relative of the first John.[6]
References
- Ball, F. Elrington The Judges in Ireland 1221-1921 John Murray 2 Volumes London 1926
- Smyth, Constantine Joseph A Chronicle of the Law Officers of Ireland London Butterworths 1839
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