Family and Education
b. 28 Apr. 1712, 1st s. of William Hewitt, mercer and draper of Coventry, by his w. Hannah Lewis. educ. M. Temple 1737, called 1742. m. (1) 18 May 1749, Mary (d. 1765), da. and coh. of Rev. Rice Williams of Stapleford Abbots, Essex, 4s.; (2) 15 Dec. 1766, Ambrosia, da. of Rev. Charles Bayley of Navestock, Essex, 1s. 2da. suc. fa. 22 Nov. 1747; cr. Baron Lifford [I] 9 Jan. 1768; Visct. Lifford [I] 8 Jan. 1781.
Offices Held
Serjeant-at-law 1755; King’s serjeant 1759; justice of the King’s bench Nov. 1766 – Jan. 1768; ld. chancellor [I] Jan. 1768 – d.
Parlimentarian
Main residence: Alveston, Warws.
Volume
Commons 1754-1790
Web Title
HEWITT, James (1712-89)
Will
Estates
Oxford 1644
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