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| George JEFFRYS Adm. pens. at TRINITY, 1662 . 6th s. of John, of Acton Park, Wrexham [ Denbighshire ]. B. there, 1648 . School, Shrewsbury [ Shropshire ], 1652 ; afterwards at St Paul's [ London ] and Westminster [ London ]. Adm. at the Inner Temple, 19 May, 1663. Barrister, 22 Nov., 1668. Common Serjeant of the City of London [ London ], 1671-8 . Introduced at court by Chiffinch. Solicitor-general to the Duke of York, 1677 . K.C., 1677 . Knighted, 14 Sep., 1677. Recorder of London , 1678-80 . Prominent in the Popish plot cases. Chief Justice of Chester [ Cheshire ], 1680-3 ; notorious for his brutality. Reprimanded by the House of Commons for obstructing petitions for the assembling of Parliament, 1680 . Created a Baronet, 1681 . Serjeant-at-law, 1683 . Lord Chief Justice, 1683-5 . Privy Councillor, 1683-8 . Conducted the trials of Algernon Sidney, 1683 ; and Sir Thomas Armstrong, 1684 . Presided at the trial of Titus Oates, 1685 . Created Baron Jeffrys of Wem, 1685 . Held the 'bloody assize' after Monmouth's rebellion, 1685 . Lord Chancellor, 1685-8 . Chief ecclesiastical commissioner, 1686 . One of the privy councillors who regulated the municipal corporations, 1687 . Lord-Lieutenant of Shropshire and Buckinghamshire , 1687-9 . Present at the trial of the seven bishops, 1688 . Carried out James II's tardy reforms. Arrested in disguise at Wapping [ London ], 12 Dec., 1688. Died in the Tower [ London ], 08 Apr., 1689; buried in the Tower Chapel [ London ]. Brother of William (1661). ( D.N.B.; G.E.C. ) | George JEFFRYS Approx. lifespan: 1648–1689 Adm. pens. at Trinity College 1662 6th s. of John JEFFRYS of Acton Park Wrexham, [Denbighshire], b. there 1648 School Shrewsbury, [Shropshire], 1652 ; afterwards at St Paul's, [London], and Westminster, [London], Adm. at the Inner Temple 1663:05:19 Barrister 1668:11:22 Common Serjeant of the City of London, [London], 1671-78 Introduced at court by Chiffinch. Solicitor-general to the Duke of York 1677 K.C. 1677 Knighted 1677:09:14 Recorder of London , 1678-80 Prominent in the Popish plot cases. Chief Justice of Chester, [Cheshire], 1680-83 ; notorious for his brutality. Reprimanded by the House of Commons for obstructing petitions for the assembling of Parliament 1680 Created a Baronet 1681 Serjeant-at-law 1683 Lord Chief Justice 1683-85 Privy Councillor 1683-88 Conducted the trials of Algernon Sidney 1683 ; and Sir Thomas Armstrong 1684 Presided at the trial of Titus Oates 1685 Created Baron JEFFRYS of Wem 1685 Held the 'bloody assize' after Monmouth's rebellion 1685 Lord Chancellor 1685-88 Chief ecclesiastical commissioner 1686 One of the privy councillors who regulated the municipal corporations 1687 Lord-Lieutenant of Shropshire , and Buckinghamshire , 1687-89 Present at the trial of the seven bishops 1688 Carried out James II's tardy reforms. Arrested in disguise at Wapping, [London], 1688:12:12 Died in the Tower, [London], 1689:04:08 ; buried in the Tower Chapel, [London], brother of William JEFFRYS (1661) ( D.N.B.; G.E.C. ) |