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John Popham (judge)
Speaker of the House of Commons and Lord Chief Justice / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sir John Popham (1531 – 10 June 1607)[citation needed] of Wellington, Somerset, was Speaker of the House of Commons (1580 to 1583), Attorney General (1581 to 1592) and Lord Chief Justice of England (1592 to 1607).
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![]() Sir John Popham (1531–1607), Lord Chief Justice. 1602 portrait by unknown artist, collection of Harvard Law School | |
Born | 1531 |
Died | 10 October 1607 (aged 75–76) |
Occupation(s) | Speaker of the House of Commons, Attorney General, Lord Chief Justice |
Spouse | Amy Adams (alias Games)[1] |
Parent(s) | Alexander Popham, Jane Stradling |
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Sr. John Popham knight Lorde Cheife Justice of England & of her Maj. most honorable Privie Counsell. Sir John Popham (1531–1607), Lord Chief Justice. Left: Copy by George Perfect Harding (1781–1853) of lost original by unknown artist. National Portrait Gallery, London, NPG 2405; right another existing version, possibly original or further copy from same source
Arms of Popham: Argent, on a chief gules two stag's heads cabossed or; right: detail from monument to Sir John Popham in Wellington Church, showing a crescent sable for difference with crest: A stag's head and neck erased proper