About John Jeffreyson
Lived 1635 – 1700. John Jeffreyson was a judge.
Sir John Jeffreyson (1635–1700) was an English-born judge whose entire judicial career was spent in Ireland. He was unusual among Irish judges of the time in holding the rank of English Serjeant-at-law. He was considered an outstanding lawyer, and was noted for his staunchly Tory political views.
Early life
He was born in Durham, son of John Jeffreyson, a mercer, and Margaret Walton, daughter of Hugh Walton, an alderman of the city. and a close friend of the noted loyalist cleric Thomas Cartwight, Bishop of Chester, but after the Glorious Revolution, unlike Bishop Cartwright, he did not follow King James II into exile.
Judge in Ireland
His career was not permanently damaged by the Glorious Revolution.
Elrington Ball described Jeffreyson as a fine lawyer, but a Tory above all.
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Who was John Jeffreyson?
Irish judge
When was John Jeffreyson born?
John Jeffreyson was born in 1635.
When did John Jeffreyson die?
John Jeffreyson died in 1700.
What was John Jeffreyson's occupation?
John Jeffreyson was a judge.
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