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3 unusual facts about Thomas Chase


Thomas Chase

As Lord Chancellor he is mainly remembered for his petition to the Privy Council that Irish law students seeking admission to the Inns of Court in London should receive equal treatment with their English colleagues, to which the Council returned a favourable response.

Thomas Chase (died 1449) was a 15th-century judge and cleric who was Chancellor of the University of Oxford in England and subsequently held the office of Lord Chancellor of Ireland.

Thomas Chase-Casgrain

Although the crown was represented by a large team including George Burbidge, Christopher Robinson, Britton Bath Osler and others, Casgrain was the only French-Canadian in the group.



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