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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: 1610–1680
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. )

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