WOOD, George (by 1526-58), of the Inner Temple, London and Balterley, Staffs.

Family and Education

b. by 1526, prob. 1st s. of Humphrey Wood of Balterley by Elizabeth, da. of Thomas Rance. educ. I. Temple. m. by 1548, Margaret, da. of Richard Grosvenor of Eaton, Cheshire, wid. of Ralph Birkenhead of Crowton, Cheshire, 1da.Date of birth estimated from first reference. Wm. Salt Arch. Soc. v(2), 325-6; Vis. Cheshire (Harl. Soc. xviii), 108; (lix), 115, 138; Vis. Lancs. (Chetham Soc. lxxxi), 100; Harl. 6159; Wards 7/10/96.

Offices Held

Steward, reader’s dinner, I. Temple 1548, bencher by 20 Nov. 1552, attendant upon reader 1554, auditor for treasurer 1550 – 54, Summer reader 1555, Lent 1556.

Serjeant-at-law 1555; justice, Anglesey, Caern. and Merion. 26 Apr. 1555, Chester and Flint 2 Apr. 1558.CPR, 1554–5, pp. 59, 278; 1557–8, p. 311; W. R. Williams, Welsh Judges, 31.

Parlimentarian

WOOD, George (by 1526-58), of the Inner Temple, London and Balterley, Staffs.

Main residences: the Inner Temple, London; Balterley, Staffs.

Author

P.S.E.

Volume

Commons 1509-1558

Web Title

WOOD, George (by 1526-58)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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