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Matthew Hale
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Born in Alderley, Gloucestershire
Born on 1st of November 1609
Died in Alderley, Gloucestershire
Died on 25th of December 1676

Born 1609. Died 1676 - English judge.

Studied at Oxford. Called to the Bar in 1637. Was a Justice of the Common Pleas (1654-58). After the Restoration he was made Chief Baron of the Exchequer and Chief Justice of the King’s Bench. His writings include a History of the Common Law (1713) and a History of the Pleas of the Crown (1736).

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