John Popham (judge)

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John Popham
Sir John Popham
	Sir John Popham (1531–1607), Lord Chief Justice. 1602 portrait by unknown artist, collection of Harvard Law School
Born	1531; Huntworth, North Petherton, Somerset
Died	10 October 1607 (aged 75–76); Wellington, Somerset
Occupation(s)	Speaker of the House of Commons, Attorney General, Lord Chief Justice
Spouse	Amy Adams (alias Games)
Parent(s)	Alexander Popham, Jane Stradling
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Sr. John Popham knight Lorde Cheife Justice of England & of her Maj. most honorable Privie Counsell. Sir John Popham (1531–1607), Lord Chief Justice. Left: Copy by George Perfect Harding (1781–1853) of lost original by unknown artist. National Portrait Gallery, London, NPG 2405; right another existing version, possibly original or further copy from same source

Arms of Popham: Argent, on a chief gules two stag's heads cabossed or; right: detail from monument to Sir John Popham in Wellington Church, showing a crescent sable for difference with crest: A stag's head and neck erased proper

Sir John Popham (1531 – 10 June 1607)^{[citation needed]} of Wellington, Somerset, was Speaker of the House of Commons (1580 to 1583), Attorney General (1581 to 1592) and Lord Chief Justice of England (1592 to 1607).

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Sir John Popham
Sir John Popham (1531–1607), Lord Chief Justice. 1602 portrait by unknown artist, collection of Harvard Law School
Born	1531 Huntworth, North Petherton, Somerset
Died	10 October 1607 (aged 75–76) Wellington, Somerset
Occupation(s)	Speaker of the House of Commons, Attorney General, Lord Chief Justice
Spouse	Amy Adams (alias Games)^[1]
Parent(s)	Alexander Popham, Jane Stradling
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