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The Viscount Lifford | |
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Lord Chancellor of Ireland | |
In office 24 November 1767 – 28 April 1789 | |
Monarch | George III |
Preceded by | The Lord Bowes |
Succeeded by | John FitzGibbon |
Member of Parliament for Coventry | |
In office 1761–1766 Serving with Hon. Andrew Archer | |
Preceded by | William Grove Samuel Greatheed |
Succeeded by | Hon. Henry Seymour-Conway Hon. Andrew Archer |
Personal details | |
Born | 1712 |
Died | 1789 (aged 77) |
Spouse(s) | Mary Rhys Williams (m.1749, d.1765) Ambrosia Bayley (m.1766, d.1807) |
Profession | Lawyer, Politician |
James Hewitt, 1st Viscount Lifford (28 April 1712 – 28 April 1789) was an Anglo-Irish politician, lawyer and judge. He served as Lord Chancellor of Ireland from 1767 to 1789.