WESTON, Robert (by 1522-73), of Lichfield, Staffs.; later of Dublin, Ireland.

Family and Education

b. by 1522, 3rd s. of John Weston of Weeford, Staffs. by Cecily, da. of Ralph Neville and sis. of Ralph, 4th Earl of Westmorland; bro. of James. educ. All Souls, Oxf., fellow 1536, law dean 1538, BCL 1538, DCL 1556; Coll. Advocates 1556. m. Alice, da. of Richard Jenyns or Jennings of Great Barr, Staffs, 1s. 3da.Erdeswick’s Surv. Staffs. 164-5; PCC 25 Peter; N. and Q. iv(4), p. 367.

Offices Held

Principal, Broadgates Hall, Oxf. 1546 – 49; vicar-gen. to Richard Sampson, bp. of Lichfield, by 1550; chancellor to Miles Coverdale, bp. of Exeter, 1551 – 53, to Thomas Bentham, bp. of Lichfield, by 1564; dean of arches 1559 – 67; commr. to enforce Acts of Uniformity and Supremacy in Ireland 1562, 1568, England 1572; master in Chancery by Feb. 1563; ld. chancellor and ld. justice [I] 1567; dean of St. Patrick’s, Dublin 1567, Wells 1570.J. Vowell alias Hooker, Bps. of Exeter, 43; Cam. Misc. ix(3), pp. 46–7; CSP For. 1558–9, p. 287; 1561–2, p. 127; CSP Ire. 1509–73, p. 294, 335–6; CSP Dom. Add. 1566–79, p. 525; CPR, 1560–3, pp. 621–2; 1566–9, pp. 173, 328; 1569–72, p. 440.

Parlimentarian

WESTON, Robert (by 1522-73), of Lichfield, Staffs.

Main residences: Lichfield, Staffs.; Dublin, Ireland, [I].

Author

N.M.F.

Volume

Commons 1558-1603

Web Title

WESTON, Robert (by 1522-73)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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