James Ley, 1st Earl of Marlborough

James Ley (1552-1629), the 1st Earl of Marlborough, was Lord Chief Justice of the Kings Bench in Ireland and then in England; he was an English member of parliament and was Lord High Treasurer from 1624 to 1628. In 1624 King James created him Lord Ley, on 5 February 1626 the new King Charles made him Earl of Marlborough. From July 1628 until December, 1628 he was Lord President of the Council in parliament. The title became extinct upon the death of William, 4th Earl of Marlborough in 1679. Events April - War between Henry II of France and Emperor Charles V. Henry invades Lorraine and captures Toul, Metz, and Verdun. ... Events March 4 - Massachusetts Bay Colony is granted a Royal charter. ... Events January 24 - Alfonso Mendez, appointed by Pope Gregory XV as Prelate of Ethiopia, arrives at Massawa from Goa. ... February 5 is the 36th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Events September 30 - Nurhaci, chieftain of the Jurchens and founder of the Qing Dynasty dies and is succeeded by his son Hong Taiji. ... Events March 1 - writs were issued in February 1628 by Charles I of England that every county in England (not just seaport towns) pay ship tax by this date. ... Events January 24 - King Charles II of England disbands Parliament August 7 - The brigantine Le Griffon, which was commissioned by René Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, is towed to the southern end of the Niagara River, to become the first ship to sail the upper Great Lakes. ...

Henry Montagu, 1st Earl of Manchester (c. ... The Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales is the second-highest judge of the Courts of England and Wales, after the Lord Chancellor, and the presiding judge of Criminal Division of the Court of Appeal, and of the Queens Bench Division of the High Court. ...