Robert de Hemmingburgh
Robert de Hemmingburgh (died 1349) was an English-born judge and
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He took his name from his birthplace, Hemingbrough, in North Yorkshire.[1] William de Hemmingborough, who died in Hemingborough in 1410, may have been a relative of Robert, or may simply, like Robert, have taken his name from his homeplace. Nor is it clear if he was related to the later Robert de Hemynborough, who was appointed Attorney-General for Ireland in 1385.
Robert became a clerk of the English
In 1337 he was sent to Ireland in the entourage of the new Lord Chancellor of Ireland, Thomas Charlton, Bishop of Hereford. He was appointed Master of the Rolls - only the third holder of the office - and served as Master until 1346.[1] According to some sources, he was briefly Lord Chancellor of Ireland himself.[2] He died in 1349.[1]
References
- Ball, F. Elrington The Judges in Ireland 1221-1921 London John Murray 1926
- Burke, Oliver The History of the Lord Chancellors of Ireland from A.D.1186 to A.D. 1874 Dublin E. Ponsonby 1879
- Burton, Thomas The History and Antiquities of the Parish of Hemingborough in the County of York. Published at York by Sampson Brothers; first edition 1888
- Smyth, Constantine Joseph Chronicle of the Law Officers of Ireland Butterworths London 1839