Family and Education
b. 4 Apr. 1594, 3rd but 1st surv. s. of Nicholas Radcliffe of Overthorpe and Margaret, da. and coh. of Robert Marsh of Darton, Yorks.T.D. Whitaker, Radcliffe Corresp. ped. at front of vol.; C142/259/56. educ. privately (Sir George Savile*) 1605-6; Oldham sch., Lancs. (Mr. Hunt) 1607; Univ. Coll. Oxf. 1609, aged 15, BA 1612, DCL 1643; G. Inn 1612, called 1618; ?King’s Inn, Dublin (hon.) 1634. Wentworth Pprs. ed. J.P. Cooper (Cam. Soc. ser. 4. xii), 321; Whitaker, 11; Al. Ox.; GI Admiss.; PBG Inn, i. 231; C. Kenny, King’s Inns and the Kdm. of Ire. 150, 273. m. ?(1) 21 Feb. 1622, Anne, da. of Sir Francis Trappes of Harrogate, Yorks. 1s.; ?(2) by 1635, ?Elizabeth (bur. 24 May 1659), da. of John Finch II* of the Mote and Christchurch, Canterbury, Kent, and Gray’s Inn, s.p. Whitaker, ped., 288; Strafforde Letters (1739) ed. W. Knowler, i. 371; Regs. Westminster Abbey, ed. J.L. Chester (Harl. Soc. Reg. x), 151. suc. fa. 1599; C142/259/56. Kntd. 1 Nov. 1633. Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 202. d. 22 May 1657. CSP Thurloe, vi. 326. sig. George Radcliffe.
Offices Held

Commr. survey, Hatfield Chase, Yorks., Lincs. and Notts. 1628; CSP Dom. 1638–9, p. 499. j.p. Cawood liberty, Yorks. 1630 – 41, Ripon liberty, Yorks. 1630 – 41; commr. to take accts., Yorks. (W. Riding) 1630, oyer and terminer, Northern circ. 1631–41. SP17/A/12; C181/4, ff. 27v, 55, 73v.

Att.-gen., Council in the North, 1628–41; R. Reid, Council in the North, 490. ancient, G. Inn 1630, bencher 1632–?d.; PBG Inn, i. 294, 311. fee’d counsel, York by 1632; W.R. Prest, Rise of the Barristers, 387. KC 1632–d. List of Eng. Law Officers comp. J. Sainty (Selden Soc. suppl. ser. vii), 85.

Commr. exacted fees 1630, [I] 1635; CSP Dom. 1629–31, pp. 236–7; CSP Ire. 1733–47, p. 99. PC [I] 1633–40; Strafforde Letters, i. 134. commr. concealed lands [I] 1634 – 40, Connaught plantation [I] 1635–40. CSP Ire. 1633–47, p. 56; Strafforde Letters, i. 454; ii. 76, 140.

Farmer (jt.) customs [I] 1632–40. HMC Various, viii. 193–4; CSP Ire. 1647–60, pp. 237–9.

MP [I] 1634 – 35, 1640–1. H. Kearney, Strafford in Ire. 256–7, 262.

Gent. of bedchamber, duke of York’s household 1646. Charles I in 1646 ed. J. Bruce (Cam. Soc. lxiii), 3.

Main residences: Overthorpe, Thornhill, Yorks.; Gray's Inn, Mdx.; Dublin Castle, [I]; Rathmines, co. Dublin, [I].
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RADCLIFFE (RATCLIFFE), George (1594-1657)

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