John Verney (judge)

Sir
John Verney
Attorney General to the Queen Consort
In office
May 1729 – 20 November 1737
Chief Justice of Cheshire
In office
1732–1738
Preceded byJohn Willes
Succeeded byMatthew Skinner
Master of the Rolls
In office
9 October 1738 – 1741
Preceded bySir Joseph Jekyll
Succeeded bySir John Strange
Personal details
Born23 October 1699
Brasted, Kent
Died5 August 1741
NationalityBritish
Political partyTories
RelationsGeorge Verney, 12th Baron Willoughby de Broke
ChildrenJohn, 14th Baron Willoughby de Broke
ProfessionBarrister, Judge, Politician

Sir John Verney, KC PC (23 October 1699 – 5 August 1741) of Compton Verney, Warwickshire, was a British barrister, judge and Tory and then Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons from between 1722 and 1741.


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