John Knyvet

For other people named John Knyvet, see John Knyvet (disambiguation).

Southwick Hall

Sir John Knyvet (or Knivett) (died 16 February 1381) was an English lawyer and administrator.[1][2] He was Chief Justice of the King's Bench from 1365 to 1372, and Lord Chancellor of England from 1372 to 1377.[3][4]

  1. ^ Kingsford, Charles Lethbridge. "Knyvet, John" . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 31. p. 339.
  2. ^ W.M. Ormrod, 'Knyvet, Sir John (d. 1381)', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (O.U.P. 2004).
  3. ^ E. Foss, The Judges of England, Vol. III: 1272-1377 (Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, London 1851), pp. 451-53 (Google).
  4. ^ J. Campbell, The Lives of the Lord Chancellors and Keepers of the Great Seal of England Series I (3 vols) (John Murray, London 1845), I, pp. 264-68 (Google).