Henry Montagu, 1st Earl of Manchester

The Earl of Manchester
Lord High Treasurer
In office
1620–1621
Preceded byIn Commission
George Abbot as first lord
Succeeded byLionel Cranfield, 1st Earl of Middlesex
Lord Chief Justice of England
In office
1616–1621
Preceded byEdward Coke
Succeeded byJames Ley
Personal details
Born1563
Died7 November 1642 (aged 78/79)
Spouse(s)Catherine Spencer
Anne Holliday
Margaret Crouch
ChildrenEdward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester
Walter Montagu
George Montagu
Parent(s)Edward Montagu of Boughton
Elizabeth Harington
Alma materChrist's College, Cambridge

Henry Montagu, 1st Earl of Manchester (c. 1563 – 7 November 1642) was an English judge, politician and peer.[1] He is mainly remembered today as the judge who sentenced Sir Walter Raleigh to death.

  1. ^ Rigg, James McMullen (1894). "Montagu, Henry" . In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 38. London: Smith, Elder & Co.

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