Edward Montagu (judge)

Sir Edward Montagu
Portrait of Sir Edward Montagu of Boughton (d. 1557)
Chief Justice of the Common Pleas
In office
6 November 1545 – 26 July 1553
Appointed byHenry VIII
Preceded bySir John Baldwin
Succeeded bySir Richard Morgan
Chief Justice of the King's Bench
In office
22 January 1539 – 6 November 1545
Appointed byHenry VIII
Preceded bySir John FitzJames
Succeeded bySir Henry Montagu
Personal details
Bornc. 1488
Brigstock, Northamptonshire
Died10 February 1557 (aged 68–69)
Boughton
Resting placeSt Mary, Weekley
NationalityEnglish
Spouses
  • Cicely Lane
  • Agnes Kirkham
  • Eleanor Roper
Childrenwith Cicely:
  • Ralph
  • Thomas
  • Robert
  • Dorothy
  • Anne
  • Amey
with Eleanor:
  • Edward
  • Roger
  • Simon
  • Thomas
  • William
  • Elizabeth
  • Eleanor
  • Isabel
  • Mary
  • Margaret
  • Agnes
Parent(s)Thomas Montagu
Agnes Dudley
ResidenceBoughton House
Alma materUniversity of Cambridge
ProfessionLawyer, Judge

Sir Edward Montagu (c. 1488 – 10 February 1557) of Boughton, Hanging Houghton and Hemington in Northamptonshire was an English lawyer and judge in the time of Henry VIII and Edward VI. He was Chief Justice of the King's Bench from 1539 to 1545 and Chief Justice of the Common Pleas from 1545 to 1553.[1]