Vere Bertie
Vere Bertie (died 1680) was an English barrister and judge.
Life and career
He was of a Cavalier family, the fourth son to
called to the bar 10 June 1659, and became a master of the bench of his inn in January 1674. Before 1665 he had obtained the degree of serjeant-at-law; that year, with his brother Charles, he was made an honorary M.A. at Oxford on the occasion of the visit of Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester[1]
Bertie's legal career was helped by the
baron of the exchequer, and was transferred to the court of common pleas 15 June 1678.[1]
Dismissal
On the fall of the
Sir Francis Bramston.[1]
This move came at the height of the
Sir Thomas Jones, and Sir William Dolben.[1]
Death
Bertie died unmarried 23 February 1681, and was buried in the Temple Church. The contemporary law reports contain no reports of his decisions.[1]
Notes
- ^ a b c d e Stephen, Leslie, ed. (1885). . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 4. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/2279. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
Attribution
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Stephen, Leslie, ed. (1885). "Bertie, Vere". Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 4. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
External links
- Hutchinson, John (1902). . A catalogue of notable Middle Templars, with brief biographical notices (1 ed.). Canterbury: the Honourable Society of the Middle Temple. p. 20.