Speaker of the House of Commons, Attorney General, and Lord Chief Justice of the Queen's Bench.
John Popham of Wellington, Somerset, was born at Huntworth in the parish of North Petherton, Somerset. Popham received his education at Balliol College, Oxford, served as MP for Lyme Regis 1557-58, reader at the Middle Temple 1568, recorder of Bristol, MP for Bristol 1571-83, sergeant at law 1578, Solicitor General 1579, Attorney General 1581, Speaker of Queen Elizabeth's fourth Parliament 1581-83, Chief Justice of the Queen's Bench 1592, when he was knighted and made a privy councillor, and presided at the trials of Sir Walter Raleigh (1603) and Guy Fawkes (1606) among others.
Notes compiled by John Popham's descendant, Todd Whitesides.
John Popham of Wellington, Somerset, was born at Huntworth in the parish of North Petherton, Somerset. Popham received his education at Balliol College, Oxford, served as MP for Lyme Regis 1557-58, reader at the Middle Temple 1568, recorder of Bristol, MP for Bristol 1571-83, sergeant at law 1578, Solicitor General 1579, Attorney General 1581, Speaker of Queen Elizabeth's fourth Parliament 1581-83, Chief Justice of the Queen's Bench 1592, when he was knighted and made a privy councillor, and presided at the trials of Sir Walter Raleigh (1603) and Guy Fawkes (1606) among others.
Notes compiled by John Popham's descendant, Todd Whitesides.
Speaker of the House of Commons, Attorney General, and Lord Chief Justice of the Queen's Bench.
John Popham of Wellington, Somerset, was born at Huntworth in the parish of North Petherton, Somerset. Popham received his education at Balliol College, Oxford, served as MP for Lyme Regis 1557-58, reader at the Middle Temple 1568, recorder of Bristol, MP for Bristol 1571-83, sergeant at law 1578, Solicitor General 1579, Attorney General 1581, Speaker of Queen Elizabeth's fourth Parliament 1581-83, Chief Justice of the Queen's Bench 1592, when he was knighted and made a privy councillor, and presided at the trials of Sir Walter Raleigh (1603) and Guy Fawkes (1606) among others.
Notes compiled by John Popham's descendant, Todd Whitesides.
John Popham of Wellington, Somerset, was born at Huntworth in the parish of North Petherton, Somerset. Popham received his education at Balliol College, Oxford, served as MP for Lyme Regis 1557-58, reader at the Middle Temple 1568, recorder of Bristol, MP for Bristol 1571-83, sergeant at law 1578, Solicitor General 1579, Attorney General 1581, Speaker of Queen Elizabeth's fourth Parliament 1581-83, Chief Justice of the Queen's Bench 1592, when he was knighted and made a privy councillor, and presided at the trials of Sir Walter Raleigh (1603) and Guy Fawkes (1606) among others.
Notes compiled by John Popham's descendant, Todd Whitesides.
Inscription
Sir John Popham Knighte and Chief Justice of England and of the Honourable Privie Councell of Queene Elizabeth and after to King James, aged 76, died 10th day of June 1607 and is here interred.
Gravesite Details
The tomb was moved from its original placement in 1848, and again in 1938 to its present location, leaving the exact site of the family's remains within the church unknown at this time.
