Sir John Bankes
(1589-1644)
Knight Bachelor (from 1631) and Lord Chief Justice of England (1640-1644)
Died aged c. 55
Wikidata WikipediaSir John Bankes (1589 – 28 December 1644) was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1624 and 1629. He was Attorney General and Chief Justice to Charles I during the English Civil War. Corfe Castle, his family seat was destroyed during a long siege, in which his wife Mary Hawtrey became known as Brave Dame Mary.
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Sir John Bankes Kt of Corfe Castle 1589 - 1644 Lord Chief Justice of England Father of Sir Ralph Bankes Kt MP who built Kingston Lacy in 1660
Kingston Lacy House, Kingston Lacy Estate, Wimborne Minster, United Kingdom where they is commemorated