Henry Rolle | |
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![]() Sir Henry Rolle (1589–1656) Chief Justice of the King's Bench. Engraving from preface of Rolle's Abridgment (1668) | |
Member of the English Council of State | |
In office 13 February 1649 - ? | |
Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales | |
In office 15 November 1648 - ? | |
Judge in the Court of King's Bench | |
In office 28 October 1645 - 15 November 1648 | |
Member of Parliament for Truro | |
In office 1625-1629 | |
Monarch | James I |
Member of Parliament for Callington | |
In office 1620-1624 | |
Monarch | Charles I |
Personal details | |
Born | c. 1589 England |
Died | 30 July 1656 (aged 66–67) |
Spouse | Margaret Bennett |
Children | 1, Francis |
Relatives | Samuel Rolle (brother) John Rolle (brother) |
Education | Exeter College, Oxford |
Sir Henry Rolle (c. 1589–1656), of Shapwick in Somerset, was Chief Justice of the King's Bench and served as MP for Callington, Cornwall, (1614–1623–4) and for Truro, Cornwall (1625–1629).