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Lionel Cranfield Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Lionel Cranfield, based on 12 World History Database records associated with England.

12 records1575–164511 events0 places

Chronological biography

1575

Birth of Lionel Cranfield1575
House / House of Cranfield · Earl

Birth of Lionel Cranfield

1613

Knighthood1613
House / House of Cranfield · Earl

Cranfield is knighted

Surveyor General1613
Government / Government of England · Earl · Surveyor General

Appointed Surveyor General of Customs

1616

Chief Commissioner1616
Government / Government of England · Earl · Chief Commissioner-Navy

Appointed Chief Commissioner of the Navy

Court of Wards1616
Government / Government of England · Earl · Master of the Court of Wards

Appointed Master of the Court of Wards and Liveries

Master of the Requests1616
Government / Government of England · Earl · Master of Requests

Appointed Master of Requests

1620

Privy Council1620
Government / Government of England · Earl · Member of Privy Council

Appointed Privy Councilor

1621

Lord Chancellor1621
Government / Government of England · Earl · Lord Chancellor

Appointed Lord Chancellor

1624

Trial1624
Government / Government of England · Earl · Member of Privy Council

Convicted by Parliament of maladministration

1626

Pardon1626
Government / Government of England · Earl · Surveyor General

Pardoned by Charles I for the conviction of maladministration by Parliament

Trial1626
Government / Government of England · Earl · Surveyor General

Pardoned by Charles I for the conviction of maladministration by Parliament

1645

Death of Lionel Cranfield6 August 1645
House / House of Cranfield · Earl

Death of Lionel Cranfield

Titles and roles

Earl · Earl · Chief Commissioner-Navy · Earl · Lord Chancellor · Earl · Master of Requests · Earl · Master of the Court of Wards · Earl · Member of Privy Council · Earl · Surveyor General

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.