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| Sir James DYER According to Sherman, the JESUS fellow and historian, he was a member of that College. S. of Richard, of Wincanton, Somerset . B. 1512 . Barrister, Middle Temple, where he was reader, 1552 . M.P. for Cambridgeshire , 1547, 1553 . Serjeant-at-law, 1552 . Knighted, 1552 . Speaker of the House of Commons, 1553 . Recorder of Cambridge [ Cambridgeshire ]; and counsel to the University. Judge of the Common Pleas, 1556 ; of the Queen's Bench, 1557 . Died, 24 Mar., 1581/2, at Gt Staughton, Huntingdonshire . Will (P.C.C.) 1582 . ( D.N.B. ; C. A. Bedwell.) | Sir James DYER Approx. lifespan: 1512–1582 According to Sherman, the Jesus College fellow and historian, he was a member of that College. s. of Richard DYER of Wincanton, Somerset b. 1512 Barrister, Middle Temple, where he was reader 1552 M.P. for Cambridgeshire 1547, 1553 Serjeant-at-law 1552 Knighted 1552 Speaker of the House of Commons 1553 Recorder of Cambridge, [ Cambridgeshire ] ; and counsel to the University. Judge of the Common Pleas 1556 ; of the Queen's Bench 1557 Died 1581/2:03:24 at Gt Staughton, Huntingdonshire Will (P.C.C.) 1582 ( D.N.B. ; C. A. Bedwell.) |