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Authorised form of nameGilbert; Sir; Jeffrey (1674 - 1726)
Other forms of nameGeoffrey
Gilbert, Sir Jeffray
Dates1674 - 1726
NationalityBritish
Date of birth1674
Place of deathBath, Somerset
Date of death14 October 1726
DatesAndPlacesBurial:
The church of St Peter and St Paul (commonly known as the Abbey Church), Bath, Somerset
OccupationBarrister
ActivityEducation:
Inner Temple (admitted 1692)
Career:
Called to the Bar (1698); Puisne Judge of the King's Bench in Ireland 91715); Chief Baron of the Exchequer in Ireland (1715); Baron of the Exchequer in England (1722); Chief Baron of the Exchequer (1725); Commissioner for the Great Seal
Honours:
Kt 1725
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election12/05/1726
RelationshipsSon of William Gilbert and Elizabeth Gibbons; probably unmarried; no children
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
Authority:
Altname (both) from DNB.
Notes:
Proposed by James Hodgson
CodeNA7807
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