词条 | James Harington (lawyer) |
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Sir James Harington (c. 1511 – 1592) was a 16th-century English public servant who fulfilled a number of legal, legislative and law enforcement duties and was knighted in 1565. Public careerJames Harington's legal career began at a young age when he was called to the Inner Temple in 1536. He served as Justice of the Peace in Kesteven, Lincolnshire in 1547, and in Rutland he became sheriff in 1553 and Justice of the Peace circa 1559. He continued to fulfill the duties of sheriff in 1560-61 and, following his knighthood in June 1565, returned to those duties in 1566-67, 1578–79 and, near the end of his life, in 1586-87. Additionally, by 1569, he served as Rutland Commissioner Musters. He was elected as Knight of the Shire (M.P.) for Rutland in seven Parliamentary elections between 1554 and 1589.[1] Parentage, marriage and descendantsSir James Harington was the son of John Harington (died 1554) and Elizabeth Moton. In 1539 he married Lucy, the daughter of Sir William Sidney of Penshurst, Kent. Their children were:
References1. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1558-1603/member/harington-james-i-1517-92 |title=HARINGTON, James I (by 1517-92), of Exton, Rutland. |publisher=History of Parliament Online |accessdate=2012-11-11}} {{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Harington, James}} 17 : 1510s births|1590s deaths|People from Rutland|English knights|English judges|People from Lincolnshire|People of the Tudor period|High Sheriffs of Rutland|English MPs 1554–1555|English MPs 1555|English MPs 1558|English MPs 1559|English MPs 1572–1583|English MPs 1586–1587|English MPs 1589|16th-century English judges|16th-century English lawyers |
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