Thomas de Chaddesworth
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Thomas de Chaddesworth, de Chedworth or de Chadsworth[1] (c.ā1230-1311) was an English-born Crown servant and cleric who spent some fifty years in Ireland, and died there at a great age.
He was Dean of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin[2] from 1284[3] until his death in 1311,[4] having previously been the Cathedral Chancellor from 1266 to 1284.[5] He was the first known Chancellor of the Irish Exchequer (appointed in 1270), and a judge of the Irish Court of Common Pleas. He failed twice to become Archbishop of Dublin, but was compensated with the office of Vicar-General to the Archbishop.[6]