He was appointed as a Baron of the Exchequer in 1691, and transferred to Common Pleas in 1695 and then to Queen's Bench in 1702.[1] He was the judge at one of England's last witchcraft trials, that of Jane Wenham in 1712. He demonstrated scepticism regarding the accused's alleged supernatural activities,[2] but the jury convicted her anyway. She received a pardon.
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Powell was unmarried and left most of his estate to a niece. He had property at Deerhurst where he reportedly discovered Odda's Dedication Stone, now in the Ashmolean Museum.[3]
john, powell, 1645, 1713, gloucester, english, politician, lawyer, elected, member, parliament, england, gloucester, 1685, contents, legal, career, legacy, references, external, linkslegal, career, edithe, appointed, baron, exchequer, 1691, transferred, common. John Powell 1645 1713 of Gloucester was an English politician and lawyer He was elected as Member MP of the Parliament of England for Gloucester in 1685 Contents 1 Legal career 2 Legacy 3 References 4 External linksLegal career editHe was appointed as a Baron of the Exchequer in 1691 and transferred to Common Pleas in 1695 and then to Queen s Bench in 1702 1 He was the judge at one of England s last witchcraft trials that of Jane Wenham in 1712 He demonstrated scepticism regarding the accused s alleged supernatural activities 2 but the jury convicted her anyway She received a pardon Legacy editPowell was unmarried and left most of his estate to a niece He had property at Deerhurst where he reportedly discovered Odda s Dedication Stone now in the Ashmolean Museum 3 He has a memorial in Gloucester Cathedral sculpted by Thomas Green of Camberwell 2 References edit POWELL John 1645 1713 of Gloucester and the Inner Temple a b Judge John Powell Gloucester Cathedral Professor Moriarty 6 November 2011 The Ashmolean Latin Inscriptions Project External links editJohn Powell at Wikipedia s sister projects nbsp Quotations from Wikiquote nbsp Texts from Wikisource Parliament of England Preceded byLord HerbertSir Charles Berkeley Member of Parliament for Gloucester1685 1689 With John Wagstaffe Succeeded bySir Duncombe ColchesterWilliam Cooke nbsp nbsp This article about a 17th century Member of the Parliament of England up to 1707 is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Powell 1645 1713 amp oldid 1219781059, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
