List of Chief Barons of the Irish Exchequer
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The Chief Baron of the Irish Exchequer was a senior judge
who oversaw court proceedings of the Exchequer of Ireland
. It was a mirror of the equivalent Court in England
and one of the four courts which sat in the building still called The Four Courts. The title Chief Baron was first used in 1309 for Walter de Islip. The last and probably greatest Chief Baron, The Rt. Hon.
Christopher Palles
, continued to hold the title after the Court was merged into a new High Court of Justice for Ireland in 1878.
Chief Barons of the Irish Exchequer=
Judge
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who oversaw court proceedings of the Exchequer of Ireland
Exchequer of Ireland
The Exchequer of Ireland was a body in the Kingdom of Ireland tasked with collecting royal revenue. Modelled on the English Exchequer, it was created in 1210 after John of England applied English law and legal structure to the Kingdom of Ireland...
. It was a mirror of the equivalent Court in England
England
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and one of the four courts which sat in the building still called The Four Courts. The title Chief Baron was first used in 1309 for Walter de Islip. The last and probably greatest Chief Baron, The Rt. Hon.
The Right Honourable
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Christopher Palles
Christopher Palles
Christopher Palles PC, QC , was an Irish barrister and judge.-Biography:Palles was born on Christmas Day at Mount Palles, near Mountnugent, in south County Cavan, Ireland. He was the third son of Andrew C. Palles, a solicitor, and his wife Eleanor...
, continued to hold the title after the Court was merged into a new High Court of Justice for Ireland in 1878.
Chief Barons of the Irish Exchequer=
- Walter de Islip 1309
- William de Meynes 1311
- Nicholas de Balscote 1313
- Richard le Brun 1319
- Adam de Herwynton 1324
- Thomas de Montpellier 1327
- Roger de Berthorp 1327
- John de Braidstone 1329
- William de Tickhill 1331
- Robert le Poer 1331
- Thomas Crosse 1335
- Hubert de Burgh 1337
- Robert le Poer again 1339
- Hubert de Burgh again 1344
- Robert de Emeldon 1351
- John de Burnham 1355
- Robert de Holywood 1363
- John Keppock 1364
- Robert de Holywood, again 1367
- Stephen Bray 1376
- Robert Michel 1376
- Stephen Bray again 1377
- Thomas Bache 1381
- William de Karlell 1383
- Thomas Bache again 1384
- William Tynbeghe 1397
- Robert Rede 1399
- Robert Sutton 1401
- Thomas Bache again 1403
- William Tynbeghe again 1405
- James Fitzwilliam 1413
- William Tynbeghe again 1417
- James Uriell 1417
- James Cornwalsh 1420
- Richard Sydgrave 1423
- James Cornwalsh again 1426
- John Cornwalsh 1441
- Michael Griffin 1441
- John Cornwalsh again 1446
- Thomas Bathe 1473
- Henry Duffe 1478
- Thomas Plunket 1478
- Oliver Fitzeustace 1482
- John Burnell 1482
- John Estrete 1487
- John Wyse 1489
- Clement Fitzlyons 1493
- Walter Ivers 1494
- John Topcliffe 1496
- Walter St.Lawrence 1496
- Thomas Kent 1504
- Richard Golding 1511
- Bartholomew DillonBartholomew DillonSir Bartholomew Dillon was a leading Irish judge of the sixteenth century who held the offices of Chief Baron of the Irish Exchequer and Chief Justice of the King's Bench in Ireland....
1514 - Richard Golding, second term 1515
- Patrick FinglasPatrick FinglasPatrick Finglas , was an Irish judge.Finglas was appointed Chief Baron of the Irish Exchequer by Henry VIII in 1520, and afterwards, by patent dated at Westminster 8 May 1533, he was constituted Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench for Ireland in the place of Sir Bartholomew Dillon...
1520 - Gerald Aylmer (Irish judge) 25 June 1534
- Patrick FinglasPatrick FinglasPatrick Finglas , was an Irish judge.Finglas was appointed Chief Baron of the Irish Exchequer by Henry VIII in 1520, and afterwards, by patent dated at Westminster 8 May 1533, he was constituted Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench for Ireland in the place of Sir Bartholomew Dillon...
,second term, 1535 - Richard Delahide 1537
- James Bathe 1540
- Lucas Dillon 1570
- Robert NapierRobert Napier (judge)Sir Robert Napier was an English-born judge in Ireland.. He was High Sheriff of Dorset in 1606 and Chief Baron of the Exchequer in Ireland. He was a Member of Parliament for Dorchester , Bridport and Wareham ....
1593 - Edmund PelhamEdmund PelhamSir Edmund Pelham , a member of the distinguished Pelham family of Laughton, was an Irish judge who held the office of Chief Baron of the Irish Exchequer, and was noteworthy as the first judge to hold assizes in Ulster....
1602 - Humphrey WinchHumphrey WinchSir Humphrey Winch was a judge who had a distinguished career in Ireland and England, but whose reputation was seriously damaged by the Leicester witch trials of 1616.- Family :He was born in Bedfordshire, second son of John Winch of Northhill...
8 November 1606 - John DenhamJohn Denham (judge)Sir John Denham was an English judge, remembered as one of the " Ship-money judges " and as father of the poet Sir John Denham.- Background :...
1609 - William MetholdWilliam MetholdSir William Methold was an English-born Irish judge.He was born in Norfolk, son of William Methold senior and his wife Susanna Alington ;called to the Bar 1589, a serjeant by 1612 and bencher of Lincoln's Inn 1608. He was knighted and sent to Ireland as Chief Baron of the Irish Exchequer in 1612...
1612 - John Blennerhasset 1621
- Richard BoltonRichard BoltonSir Richard Bolton was an English lawyer, an important figure in the politics of Ireland in the 1630s and 1640s.- Life :He was son of John Bolton, of Fenton, Staffordshire, and born about 1570...
1625 - Edward BoltonEdward BoltonEdward Bolton was an English-born judge who served for many years as Solicitor General for Ireland before succeeding his father Sir Richard Bolton as Chief Baron of the Irish Exchequer....
1639 - Miles CorbetMiles CorbetMiles Corbet was an English politician, recorder of Yarmouth and Regicide.-Life:He was the son of Sir Thomas Corbet of Sprowston, Norfolk and the younger brother of Sir John Corbet, 1st Baronet, MP for Great Yarmouth from 1625 to 1629...
1655 - John BysseJohn BysseJohn Bysse was a member of the Parliament of Ireland during the 1630s and 1640s, was excluded from office during the Interregnum and was one of the leading Irish judges after the restoration of the monarchy.-Biography:...
1660 - Henry HeneHenry HeneHenry Hene or Henn was an English-born judge who had a distinguished career in Ireland, becoming Chief Baron of the Irish Exchequer.- Background and early career :...
1680 - Stephen RiceStephen Rice (judge)Sir Stephen Rice was chief baron of the exchequer in Ireland, a supporter of James II.-Early life:He was a younger son of James Rice of Dingle, County Kerry, by Phillis Fanning of Limerick...
1687 - John HelyJohn HelySir John Hely was an English-born Irish judge.He was born in London, eldest son of James Hely and was called to the Bar in 1679. He made an advantageous marriage to Meliora Gorges, daughter of the prominent merchant Ferdinando Gorges of Eye Manor...
5 December 1690 - Sir Robert DoyneSir Robert DoyneSir Robert Doyne was M.P. for New Ross and a distinguished judge who served as Chief Baron of the Irish Exchequer from 1695 to 1703 and Chief Justice of the Irish Common Pleas from 1703 to 1714 when like all the senior judges in Ireland appointed under Queen Anne he was removed by the new...
10 May 1695 - Nehemiah Donnellan 27 December 1703
- Richard FreemanRichard Freeman (Irish judge)Richard Freeman was an English-born judge who became Lord Chancellor of Ireland.- Family :He was born in Gloucestershire, eldest son of John Freeman and his wife Anne Croft; educated at Christ Church, Oxford;called to the Bar 1674...
25 June 1706 - Robert RochfortRobert RochfortRobert Rochfort was attorney-general, judge and speaker of the Irish House of Commons.Rochfort was probably born on 9 December 1652. He was the second son of Lieutenant-Colonel James "Prime-Iron " Rochfort , a Cromwellian soldier, and Thomasina Pigot...
12 June 1707 - Joseph DeaneJoseph DeaneJoseph Deane was an Irish politician and judge who became Chief Baron of the Irish Exchequer.- Background :He was born at Crumlin, Dublin, son of Joseph Deane and his wife Elizabeth Parker, daughter of John Parker, Archbishop of Dublin. His grandfather Major Joseph Deane was a close associate of...
14 October 1714 - Jeffrey GilbertJeffrey Gilbert (judge)Jeffrey Gilbert was an English judge and author who was Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer in both Ireland and England and later became renowned for his legal treatises, none of which were published in his lifetime.-Family and early career:...
16 June 1715 - Bernard HaleBernard HaleSir Bernard Hale was an English-born judge who became Chief Baron of the Irish Exchequer.He was born at King's Walden, Hertfordshire, eighth son of William Hale and his wife Mary Elwes. He married Anne Thoresby of Northampton...
9 June 1722 - Thomas DaltonThomas Dalton (judge)Thomas Dalton was an English judge who became Chief Baron of the Irish Exchequer.Dalton was born in Hampshire, eldest son of the Reverend Peter Dalton; his mother is said to have belonged to a Dublin family called Dominick. He graduated from Queen's College, Oxford in 1702 and became a fellow of...
2 September 1725 - Thomas MarlayThomas MarlayThomas Marlay was an Irish judge, remembered now as the builder of Celbridge Abbey and as the grandfather of the statesman Henry Grattan....
29 September 1730 - John BowesJohn Bowes, 1st Baron BowesJohn Bowes, 1st Baron Bowes PC was an Irish peer and politician.-Life:He was born in London, son of Thomas Bowes, a merchant, and was called to the Bar in 1712. He came to Ireland as a member of the staff of Richard West, the Lord Chancellor in 1723...
21 December 1741 - Edward WillesEdward Willes (judge)Edward Willes was an English-born judge who became Chief Baron of the Irish Exchequer.- Family :He was the son of Edward Willes and was born on the family estate at Newbold Comyn, near Leamington. He married Mary Denny of Norfolk and had three children...
11 March 1757 - Anthony FosterAnthony FosterAnthony Foster , of Collon, Co Louth, was an Irish politician.He was the son of John Foster of Dunleer and Elizabeth Fortesque. He was Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer of Ireland and represented Dunleer in the Irish House of Commons from 1738 to 1761 and subsequently Louth from 1761 to 1767.He...
5 September 1766 - James DennisJames Dennis, 1st Baron TractonJames Dennis, 1st Baron Tracton PC was an Irish politician and judge.-Background:Dennis was the son of John Dennis, a timber merchant of Kinsale, Co...
(afterwards Baron Tracton) 3 July 1777 - Walter Hussey BurghWalter Hussey Burgh- Background :He was born in Kildare, son of Ignatius Hussey of Donore House, near Naas, and his wife Elizabeth Burgh. Walter adopted the surname Burgh as a condition for inheriting an estate in Limerick from his uncle. In 1767 he married Anne de Burgh, sister of the statesman William de Burgh and...
2 July 1782 - Barry Yelverton (afterwards Viscount Avonmore) 29 November 1783
- Standish O'GradyStandish O'Grady, 1st Viscount GuillamoreThe Rt. Hon. Standish O'Grady, 1st Viscount Guillamore, PC , from Cahir Guillamore, County Limerick, served as Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer for Ireland for a number of years...
(afterwards Viscount Guillamore) 5 October 1805 - Henry JoyHenry Joy (judge)Henry Joy was an Irish judge. He was appointed Solicitor-General for Ireland in 1822, and Attorney-General for Ireland in 1827. He was made Chief Baron of the Irish Exchequer in 1831, a post he held until his death in 1838.-References:...
6 January 1831 - Stephen WoulfeStephen WoulfeStephen Woulfe was an Irish barrister and Liberal politician. He served as Solicitor-General for Ireland, 1836 and as Attorney-General for Ireland in 1838; he became first Catholic to be Chief Baron of the Irish Exchequer.-Life:...
20 July 1838 - Maziere BradyMaziere BradySir Maziere Brady, 1st Baronet PC was an Irish judge, notable for his exceptionally long tenure as Lord Chancellor of Ireland.Brady was born in Dublin, the second son of Francis Brady of Booterstown and his wife Charlotte Hodgson...
, 11 February 1840 - David Richard PigotDavid Richard PigotDavid Richard Pigot PC, KC was one of the leading Irish judges of his time.Pigot was born in Kilrush, the only son of John Pigot, a doctor. He went to school in Fermoy and graduated from the University of Dublin...
1 September 1846 - Christopher PallesChristopher PallesChristopher Palles PC, QC , was an Irish barrister and judge.-Biography:Palles was born on Christmas Day at Mount Palles, near Mountnugent, in south County Cavan, Ireland. He was the third son of Andrew C. Palles, a solicitor, and his wife Eleanor...
10 February 1874