Ralph de Hengham
Sir Ralph de Hengham | |
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Edward II | |
Chancellor | John Langton William Greenfield William Hamilton Ralph Baldock |
Preceded by | John of Mettingham |
Succeeded by | Sir William Bereford |
Personal details | |
Born | 1235 |
Died | 18 May 1311 | (aged 75–76)
Resting place | Old St Paul's Cathedral, London 51°30′49″N 0°5′54″W / 51.51361°N 0.09833°W |
Nationality | English |
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Sir Ralph de Hengham (1235 – 18 May 1311) was an English cleric who held various high positions within the Medieval English judicial system.
Biography
Career
His first employer was Giles of Erdington a justice of the Common Bench, whose service he entered as a clerk before 1255. By 1260 he had become a clerk for the King's Bench, and later passed into the service of Richard of Middleton, with whom he served on the Eyre circuit of Martin of Littlebury in 1262, and on the circuit led by Middleton himself in 1268–1269. In July 1229 Middleton became the Lord Chancellor, an event which, along with Hengham's own abilities, helped in his rapid rise. He was appointed as a junior justice to the Eyre circuit led by Roger of Seaton in 1271 while only in his mid-thirties, and in 1272 became senior justice to an Eyre circuit of his own. After the death of Henry III brought all Eyre circuits to a halt Hengham was appointed to a central court as a junior justice of the Common Bench starting in Hilary term 1273.
For the following year and a half Hengham also served as an
Later life
He regained the King's favour in the late 1290s, and was appointed as an Assize judge in September 1300 by
References
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- doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/12924. Retrieved 8 September 2008. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.).
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- Sinclair, W.p95: London; Chapman & Hall, Ltd; 1909.