About John Kirkeby
John Kirkeby was a judge.
John Kirkeby or John Kerby (fl. 1441 – 1460s) was a Canon of Windsor from 1455 to 1457 and Master of the Rolls from 1447 to 1461.
Career Kirkeby was: Prebendary of St Paul's 1449–1451 Rector of St Pancras Soper Lane 1450–1452 Chaplain to the King Rector of Langton (diocese of Lincoln) 1457 Prebendary of Lincoln 1456–1462
He was appointed to the eighth stall in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle in 1455 and held the canonry until 1457.
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