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Hales, Christopher (1488 - 1541)

Born / Died

Birth Date: 1488
Death Date: 1541-04-20

Parents

Titles

  • Knight
    Assumed: 1538-11
    Vacated: 1541-04-20

Details of Offices

Began Ended
Receiver for the Duke of Buckingham, London 1521
Receiver for the Duke of Buckingham, Middlesex 1521
MP, Kent 1523
Solicitor-gen, England 1525 -8 -14
JP, Kent 1526 1541
Attorney-gen, England 1529 -6 -3 1541 -04 -20
Commissioner of Gaol Delivery, Kent 1530
JP, Essex 1530
Commissioner of Gaol Delivery, Surrey 1531
JP, Sussex 1531 1541
JP, Surrey 1531 1541
JP, Middlesex 1531 1541
JP, Essex 1532
Master of the Rolls, England 1536 -7 -10 1541 -04 -20
Commissioner of Gaol Delivery, Kent 1538 1539
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Essex 1538
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Surrey 1538
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Sussex 1538
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Kent 1538
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Kent 1540

Details of Properties

Residence

Lands

  • Kent

Event Naming Patron

Event Type Date Location Troupe
Performance - Dover (Unknown), Dover, Kent Master of the Rolls' Bearwards

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Master of the Rolls' Bearwards Hales, Christopher (1488 - 1541) Performing Animals 1

Owned Venues

Venue Name County Type
Place House Kent Private Residence

Bibliographic Sources