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William STEELE Adm. pens. (age 17) at CAIUS, 25 Sep., 1627. S. of Richard, of Giddy Hall, Cheshire . B. at Sandbach [ Cheshire ]. School, Chester [ Cheshire ] (Mr Williamson). Matric. 1627 ; Scholar, 1629-31 . Adm. at Gray's Inn, 13 Jun., 1631. Barrister, 1637 . Attorney-General, 1649 . Recorder of London , 1649-55 . Serjeant-at-law, 1654-60 . M.P. for the City of London [ London ], 1654-5 . Chief Baron of the Exchequer, 1655-8 . Lord Chancellor of Ireland , 1656-60 . Fled to Holland at the Restoration, but returned to Ireland . Married (1) Elizabeth, dau. of Richard Godfrey, of Wye, Kent ; (2) Mary, widow of Michael Harvey. Died 1680, in Dublin [ Ireland ]; buried in St Werburgh's churchyard [Dublin, Ireland ]. ( Venn, I. 282; Misc. Gen. et Her., N.S., II. 37; D.N.B. ) | William STEELE Approx. lifespan: 16101680 Adm. pens. (age 17) at Gonville & Caius College 1627:09:25 s. of Richard STEELE of Giddy Hall, Cheshire b. Sandbach, [ Cheshire ] School Chester, [ Cheshire ] ( Mr WILLIAMSON ). Matric. 1627 Scholar 1629-31 Adm. at Gray's Inn 1631:06:13 Barrister 1637 Attorney-General 1649 Recorder of London 1649-55 Serjeant-at-law 1654-60 M.P. for the City of London, [ London ] 1654-55 Chief Baron of the Exchequer 1655-58 Lord Chancellor of Ireland 1656-60 Fled to Holland at the Restoration, but returned to Ireland m. (1) Elizabeth GODFREY dau. of Richard GODFREY of Wye, Kent ; m. (2) Mary HARVEY widow of Michael HARVEY d. 1680 in Dublin, [ Ireland ] ; buried in St Werburgh's churchyard [ Dublin, Ireland ]. ( Venn I. 282; Misc. Gen. et Her. N.S., II. 37; D.N.B. ) |