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(1428 – 19 April 1504) was a British judge.
He was the son of John Danvers and his second wife Joan, and half-brother of Robert Danvers
, another notable judge. He became a Justice of the Peace
for Oxfordshire in 1456, and served again for Berkshire in 1463. He represented Taunton
in Parliament in 1467 and married Anne Pury in 1470. He became a Serjeant-at-Law
in 1485 and was made a Justice of the Court of Common Pleas
on 5 February 1488. He died on 19 April 1504; prior to this, he had lived at Chamberhouse Castle in Thatcham
, and as a result was buried in St Mary's Church
.
Serjeant-at-law
The Serjeants-at-Law was an order of barristers at the English bar. The position of Serjeant-at-Law , or Sergeant-Counter, was centuries old; there are writs dating to 1300 which identify them as descended from figures in France prior to the Norman Conquest...
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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...
(1428 – 19 April 1504) was a British judge.
He was the son of John Danvers and his second wife Joan, and half-brother of Robert Danvers
Robert Danvers
Robert Danvers also Wright, Howard and Villiers was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1659 and 1660...
, another notable judge. He became a 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 Oxfordshire in 1456, and served again for Berkshire in 1463. He represented Taunton
Taunton (UK Parliament constituency)
Taunton was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and its predecessors from 1295 to 2010, taking its name from the town of Taunton in Somerset...
in Parliament in 1467 and married Anne Pury in 1470. He became a Serjeant-at-Law
Serjeant-at-law
The Serjeants-at-Law was an order of barristers at the English bar. The position of Serjeant-at-Law , or Sergeant-Counter, was centuries old; there are writs dating to 1300 which identify them as descended from figures in France prior to the Norman Conquest...
in 1485 and was made a Justice of the Court of Common Pleas
Court of Common Pleas (England)
The Court of Common Pleas, or Common Bench, was a common law court in the English legal system that covered "common pleas"; actions between subject and subject, which did not concern the king. Created in the late 12th to early 13th century after splitting from the Exchequer of Pleas, the Common...
on 5 February 1488. He died on 19 April 1504; prior to this, he had lived at Chamberhouse Castle in Thatcham
Thatcham
Thatcham is a town in Berkshire, England 3 miles east of Newbury and 15 miles west of Reading. It covers about and has a population of 23,000 people . This number has grown rapidly over the last few decades from 5,000 in 1951 and 7,500 in 1961.It lies on the River Kennet, the Kennet and Avon...
, and as a result was buried in St Mary's Church
St Mary's Church, Thatcham
The St Mary's Church is a Church of England parish church at Thatcham in the English county of Berkshire. The church, is dedicated to the Virgin Mary.- History :...
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