Sir Robert Sheffield | |
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| Speaker of the House of Commons | |
| In office 1512–1513 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Thomas Englefield |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Nevill |
| Member of Parliament for theLincolnshire | |
| In office 1512–1515 | |
| Member of Parliament for theCity of London | |
| In office 1495–1508 | |
| Recorder of London | |
| In office 1495–1508 | |
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| Born | before 1462 Butterwick,Lincolnshire,England |
| Died | (1518-08-10)August 10, 1518 Tower of London |
| Resting place | Austin Friars, London |
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Sir Robert SheffieldMP (before 1462 – 10 August 1518) was an English lawyer andMember of Parliament. He wasSpeaker of the House of Commons between 1512–1513.
Robert Sheffield was born before 1462 inButterwick, Lincolnshire to Sir Robert SheffieldMP (1432 – 18 August 1502) ofSouth Cave,Yorkshire and Jane Lounde, the daughter and coheir of Alexander Lownde ofButterwick, Lincolnshire.[1]
Sheffield was educated in law atInner Temple.[1]
Sheffield served asRecorder of London from at least 21 September 1495 to April 1508 to 1508, and was thus anex officioMember of Parliament for theCity of London in 1495, 1497 and 1504.[1]Bernard Andreas states that Sheffield resigned the recordership in April 1508.[2]
Sheffield held several governmental positions and commissions inLincolnshire,Yorkshire andLondon, including commissioner of sewers inLincolnshire from 1485 until his death, commissioner ofoyer and terminer in London in 1495 and 1503, commissioner forbenevolence in 1500, commissioner for subsidy in Lincolnshire in 1504, 1512, 1514 and 1515, and in London in 1504.[1]
Sheffield held several stewardships, including Steward of theBishop of Durham's liberty ofHowden, Yorkshire from March 1493, Steward of the manor ofStoke Bardolph and others inNottinghamshire from February 1508 until his death and Steward of the manor ofKirton, Lincolnshire and crown lands inKingston-upon-Hull and elsewhere inYorkshire from July 20, 1509 until his death.[1]
Sheffield served as Justice of the Peace in Lincolnshire from 1495-7 and 1510-16 or later, and in Nottinghamshire from 1511-16 or later.[1]
Sheffield served was a commander at theBattle of Blackheath during theCornish Rebellion of 1497, and was knighted byHenry VII on 17 June 1497 after the battle.
Sheffield was joint keeper ofLincoln Castle from 10 February 1501 until his death.[1] In 1508, Sheffield was listed as a "councillor".[1]
Sheffield became Governor of theInner Temple in 1511, likely serving until his death.[1]
Sheffield was chosenKnight of the Shire forLincolnshire in 1512 and 1513. During these years, he served asSpeaker of the House of Commons.[1][3][4]
By 1516, Sheffield served asCustos rotulorum (keeper of the rolls) forLincolnshire (Lindsey).[1]
By 1485, Sheffield married Ellen Delves, the daughter and heir ofSir John Delves ofDoddington, Cheshire. They had two sons and five daughters:[5]
After his first wife's death in or after 1509, Sheffield married secondly Anne Barley or Barlee (d. 1557 or 1558), the daughter of William Barley, ofAlbury, Hertfordshire. After Sheffield's death in 1518 his widow married secondly Sir John Grey ofBlisworth,Northamptonshire, a younger son ofThomas Grey, 1st Marquess of Dorset by his second wife,Cecily Bonville, and thirdly Sir Richard Clement, ofIghtham Mote,Kent. Anne (née Barlee) left a will dated 1 October 1557, proved 7 May 1558.[1]
In 1515, Sheffield helpedCardinal Wolsey in drafting legislation but later gave lead toanti-clerical forces in the House, earning him the Cardinal's enmity. In 1516, he was charged with negligence as ajustice of the peace and was summoned before theStar Chamber but negotiated a pardon. Six months later he was incarcerated in theTower of London after complaining againstCardinal Wolsey, and brought before the Star Chamber again, and this time asked the King for mercy. However the pardon was revoked and Sheffield died in theTower of London on 10 August 1518.[1]
Sheffield was buried in theAugustinian church (Blackfriars),London.[1] His will is inTestamenta Vetusta byNicholas Harris Nicolas (p. 555).[2]
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