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John Cavendish | |
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 The death ofWat Tyler (Cavendish far right, bearing decorated sword) | |
| Born | c. 1346 Cavendish, Suffolk, England |
| Died | 15 June 1381 |
| Occupation(s) | Judge, politician |
| Spouse | Alice de Odingsells |
| Children | John Cavendish |
| Parent(s) | Robert de Gernon of Grimston Hall, Trimley St Martin,Suffolk |
| Relatives | Robert de Gernon (grandfather) Sir William Cavendish andGeorge Cavendish (great-grandsons) |
Sir John Cavendish (c. 1346 – 15 June 1381) was an English judge and politician fromCavendish, Suffolk, England. He and the village gave the nameCavendish to the aristocratic families of the Dukedoms ofDevonshire,Newcastle andPortland.
John Cavendish was descended from theNorman nobleRobert de Guernon, who lived during the reign ofHenry I and who gave a large amount of property to the Abbey ofGloucester.[1] A little later a son of a Robert de Gernon, Roger de Gernon, of Grimston Hall, inTrimley St Martin,Suffolk, married the heiress of John Potton of Cavendish and obtained a landed estate in the lordship and manor of Cavendish. In consequence, his four sons exchanged their father's name for that of the estate each inherited. Until about 1500, this family are recorded as Gernonalias Cavendish.[2][3]
Sir John Cavendish married Alice de Odingsells, became a lawyer and was appointed as aJustice of the Common Pleas in 1371 andChief Justice of the King's Bench in 1372.[4] He had one son, Andrew, who succeeded his father in the manor of Overhall, together with theadvowson of Cavendish church, and the Suffolk manor of Fakenham Aspes.[5]
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On 15 June 1381, he was killed during thePeasants' Revolt atBury St Edmunds.[6]
