Edward Fenner
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Edward Fenner was an English judge.
Fenner was the son of John Fenner of Crawley, Sussex, by Ellen, daughter of Sir William Goring of Burton, was called to the bar at the Middle Temple
, and was reader in the autumn of 1576. He was M.P. for Shoreham
in 1572. He became a serjeant in Michaelmas term 1577, and enjoyed a large practice. He was appointed a judge of the king's bench
on 26 May 1590, and was Justice of the Peace
for Surrey. Though not a prominent member of the court, he was in the commission upon several state trials, and, before becoming a judge, was present as a justice of the peace at the trial of John Udall, January 1590.
In 1593 he tried three witches in Huntingdonshire
, and a pamphlet account of this trial was published. In January 1608 he received a grant of an annuity of 50l. during the time his services on circuit were discontinued. He died 23 January 1612, and was buried at Hayes, Middlesex. He had one son, Edward, who died without issue in 1615.
Fenner was the son of John Fenner of Crawley, Sussex, by Ellen, daughter of Sir William Goring of Burton, was called to the bar at the Middle Temple
Middle Temple
The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple, commonly known as Middle Temple, is one of the four Inns of Court exclusively entitled to call their members to the English Bar as barristers; the others being the Inner Temple, Gray's Inn and Lincoln's Inn...
, and was reader in the autumn of 1576. He was M.P. for Shoreham
Shoreham (UK Parliament constituency)
Shoreham was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Shoreham-by-Sea in West Sussex. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1974 to 1997....
in 1572. He became a serjeant in Michaelmas term 1577, and enjoyed a large practice. He was appointed a judge of the king's bench
King's Bench
The Queen's Bench is the superior court in a number of jurisdictions within some of the Commonwealth realms...
on 26 May 1590, and was Justice of the Peace
Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
for Surrey. Though not a prominent member of the court, he was in the commission upon several state trials, and, before becoming a judge, was present as a justice of the peace at the trial of John Udall, January 1590.
In 1593 he tried three witches in Huntingdonshire
Huntingdonshire
Huntingdonshire is a local government district of Cambridgeshire, covering the area around Huntingdon. Traditionally it is a county in its own right...
, and a pamphlet account of this trial was published. In January 1608 he received a grant of an annuity of 50l. during the time his services on circuit were discontinued. He died 23 January 1612, and was buried at Hayes, Middlesex. He had one son, Edward, who died without issue in 1615.