Giles Masters
Giles Masters | |
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| 2nd Attorney General of the Dominion of New England | |
| In office April 1687[1] – August 1687[1] | |
| Appointed by | Edmund Andros[1] |
| Preceded by | Benjamin Bullivant |
| Succeeded by | James Graham |
| 2nd Clerk of the Superior Court of the Dominion of New England | |
| In office April 1687 – August 1687 | |
| Preceded by | Benjamin Bullivant |
| Succeeded by | James Graham |
| Personal details | |
| Died | February 29, 1688[1] |
Giles Masters was appointed as the second Attorney General[1] of the Dominion of New England on the 30 of August, 1687[1] and the first under the reign of Sir Edmund Andros.[1] His service as Attorney General expired no earlier than August 25, 1687.[1]
Masters was sworn in as an attorney in 1686.[2][3][4][5] He was described as “not sympathetic toward our people”,[6] and he was known as "King's Attorney".[1][6][7] He reportedly had a relative named "Katherine Masters".[8]
Giles Masters died on February 29, 1688.[1][9][10]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Massachusetts. General Court; Gifford, Stephen Nye; Marden, Geo A. (George Augustus); McLaughlin, Edward A.; Clapp, E. Herbert; Sleeper, George T.; Coolidge, Henry D. (Henry Dingley); Kimball, James W.; Stowe, William (1858). A manual for the use of the General Court. State Library of Massachusetts. Boston : William White.
- ^ Washburn, Emory (1840). Sketches of the Judicial History of Massachusetts from 1630 to the Revolution in 1775. C.C. Little and J. Brown.
- ^ Warren, Charles (1908). History of the Harvard Law School and of Early Legal Conditions in America. Lewis Publishing Company.
- ^ Davis, William Thomas (1895). Bench and Bar of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Vol. 1. Boston: The Boston History Company. p. 263.
- ^ Warren, Charles (2013-07-04). A History of the American Bar. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-107-66841-6.
- ^ a b "Masters Coat of Arms Meanings and Family Crest Artwork". coadb.com: Coat of Arms, Surname Histories, Genealogy. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
- ^ Barnes, Viola Florence (1923). The Dominion of New England. Yale University Press.
- ^ Old-Time New England 1931-01: Vol 21 Iss 3. Internet Archive. Society for Preservation of New England. January 1931.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. New England Historic Genealogical Society. 1852.
- ^ randolph, edward (1898). piblications for the prince society.
| Legal offices | ||
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| Preceded by Benjamin Bullivant | Attorney General of the Dominion of New England April 1687–August 1687 | Succeeded by James Graham |
| Preceded by Benjamin Bullivant | Clerk of the Superior Court of the Dominion of New England April 1687–August 1687 | Succeeded by James Graham |
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