Stephen Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester from 1553 - 1555
He served both as Attorney General and Lord Chancellor of England
Lord Chancellor's Department was created in 1885.
Lord Chancellor's Department ended in 2003.
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Maurice Eustace - Lord Chancellor - died in 1665.
Robert Thorpe - Lord Chancellor - died in 1372.
His father,Lord Randolph Churchill, was a charismatic politician who served as Chancellor of the Exchequer; his mother, Jennie Jerome, was an American socialite.
Bishop John Hooper was burned at the stake on February 9, 1555. On January 29, 1555, he and several other bishops were accused of heresy by Lord Chancellor Stephen Gardiner, who was also the bishop of Winchester. Gardiner condemned him and Edmund Bonner, Bishop of London, degraded him.
William Steele - Lord Chancellor of Ireland - died in 1680.
William Steele - Lord Chancellor of Ireland - was born in 1610.
Charles Porter - Lord Chancellor of Ireland - was born in 1631.
Charles Porter - Lord Chancellor of Ireland - died in 1696.