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2 unusual facts about Chief Baron of the Exchequer


Crediton Parish Church

Monument with effigy of Sir William Peryam (1534-1604), of Little Fulford (now Shobrooke Park) Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer.

St Michael's Church, Cowthorpe

The church was built in 1456–58 for Sir Bryan Roucliffe, who was a lawyer and Baron of the Exchequer.


John Craigie

His grandfather, Lawrence, was a Baron of the Exchequer and the brother of Robert Craigie, Lord President of the Court of Session.

John Raynsford

John Raynsford was the only son of Sir John Raynsford of Bradfield Hall, Essex, and his first wife, Anne Starkey (d. 26 December 1488), widow of John Writtle, esquire, and daughter and coheir of Sir Humphrey Starkey of Littlehall in Wouldham, Kent, Chief Baron of the Exchequer.


see also

Baron Abinger

It was created on 12 January 1835 for the prominent lawyer and politician Sir James Scarlett, the Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer.

Ida Cockayne

Ida married Sir John Cockayne, Chief Baron of the Exchequer by whom she had six children.

James Dennis

James Dennis, 1st Baron Tracton (1721–1782), lord chief baron of the Exchequer in Ireland

Standish O'Grady

Standish O'Grady, 1st Viscount Guillamore (1766-1840), Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer in Ireland