Life

Exton was educated at Trinity Hall, Cambridge

Trinity Hall, Cambridge

Trinity Hall is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England. It is the fifth-oldest college of the university, having been founded in 1350 by William Bateman, Bishop of Norwich.- Foundation :...

, where he proceeded B.A. 1619-30, M.A. 1623, LL.D. 1634. In 1649 he was appointed by the parliament judge of the court of admiralty, and in this office he was confirmed and reappointed by the Duke of York

James II of England

James II & VII was King of England and King of Ireland as James II and King of Scotland as James VII, from 6 February 1685. He was the last Catholic monarch to reign over the Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland...

 after the Restoration. Exton died about 1665.

Works

Exton wrote The Maritime Dicæologie, or Sea Jurisdiction of England, set forth in three several books, 1664; 2nd ed. 1755. It was written chiefly to maintain the jurisdiction of his court.

Family

He was married, and had a family. A son Thomas Exton

Thomas Exton

Sir Thomas Exton was an English admiralty lawyer, Member of Parliament, and Master of Trinity Hall, Cambridge.-Life:His father was the admiralty lawyer John Exton. He entered Merchant Taylors' School in 1641, was admitted a member of Gray's Inn in 1648, and went to Trinity Hall, Cambridge, where...

was also known as a lawyer. John Exton, perhaps an older son, entered Merchant Taylors' School on 11 September 1628.