Roger Manwood
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Sir Roger Manwood (1525 – 1593) was an eminent English jurist and Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer.
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[edit] Career
He was trained as a barrister at the Inns of Court and attained the highest and most prestigious order of counsel, namely, serjeant-at-law. He was ultimately appointed Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer in 1578 and served Queen Elizabeth I until 1593.
A memorable quote from him is:
| “ | As touching corporations, that they were invisible, immortal and that they had no soul, therefor no supoena lieth against them, because they have no conscience or soul. | ” |
[edit] Philanthropy
Manwood was a notable philanthropist, having provided a significant amount of money for the foundation of Sir Roger Manwood's School in Sandwich, Kent, a free school to bring education to the townspeople whose families could not afford it.
[edit] Marlowe
Christopher Marlowe, the well-known Elizabethan playwright and poet, wrote an elegy in Latin after Manwood's death, entitled 'On the Death of Sir Roger Manwood'.
[edit] Note
He is apparently sometimes mistakenly referred to as "Richard Manwood" (e.g. in the biography of Richard Boyle).
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| Preceded by Sir John Jeffery |
Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer 1578–1593 |
Succeeded by Sir William Peryam |
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