WARBURTON, Peter (c.1540-1621), of Lincoln’s Inn, London; Grey Friars, Watergate Street, Chester; later of Grafton, Cheshire.

Family and Education

b. c. 1540, 1st s. of Thomas Warburton of Northwich by Anne, da. of Robert Masterson of Nantwich, Cheshire. educ. Staple Inn; L. Inn 1562, called 1572. m. (1) Oct. 1574, Margaret, da. of George Barlow of Dronfield Woodhouse, Derbys., 2da.; (2) Elizabeth, da. of Sir Thomas Butler of Warrington, Lancs., s.p.; (3) Alice, da. of Peter Warburton of Arley, Cheshire, s.p. Kntd. July 1603.

Offices Held

J.p. Cheshire from c. 1573, sheriff 1582 – 83; bencher, L. Inn 1582, Lent reader 1584; alderman, Chester 1585; Queen’s attorney in palatine courts of Chester and Lancaster 1592; vice-chamberlain, Chester 1593; serjeant-at-law 1593; eccles commr. York 1599, Canterbury 1605; j.c.p. and j.p. many other counties Nov. 1600; member, council in the marches of Wales 1617.DNB; Foss, Judges; Vis. Cheshire (Harl. Soc. lix), 254–6; HMC Bath, ii. 48; Chester RO, A/B1/196; HMC Hatfield, ix. 396; xvii. 583; HMC 13th Rep. IV, 254.

Parlimentarian

WARBURTON, Peter (c.1540-1621), of Lincoln’s Inn, London; Grey Friars, Watergate Street, Chester; later of Grafton, Cheshire.

Main residences: Lincoln's Inn, London and Grey Friars, Watergate Street, Chester and Grafton, Cheshire.

Author

A.H.

Volume

Commons 1558-1603

Web Title

WARBURTON, Peter (c.1540-1621)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

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