Lewis Pollard

Arms of Pollard of King's Nympton: Argent, a chevron sable between three escallops gules[1]

Sir Lewis Pollard (c. 1465 – 1540) his will was of 1526 when he retired of Grilstone in the parish of Bishop's Nympton, Devon, was Justice of the Common Pleas from 1514 to 1526[2] and served as MP for Totnes in 1491 and was a JP in Devon in 1492. He was knighted after 1509.[3] He was one of several Devonshire men to be "innated with a genius to study law", as identified by Fuller, who became eminent lawyers at a national level.[a] He was a kinsman of the judge and Speaker of the House of Commons Sir John Pollard (c. 1508 – 1557).

  1. ^ Vivian, p.597.
  2. ^ Hoskins, p.338.
  3. ^ Baker


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