William de Shareshull
Judge, Deceased Person
1289 – 1370
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Who was William de Shareshull?
Sir William de Shareshull KB was an English lawyer, and Chief Justice of the King's Bench from 26 October 1350 to 5 July 1361.
Shareshull came from relatively humble Staffordshire origins in the village of Shareshill, rising to great prominence under the administration of Edward III of England; he was responsible for the 1351 Statute of Labourers and Statute of Treasons. He is also briefly mentioned in the poem Wynnere and Wastoure, dating from the 1350s.
Shareshull's career was studied in-depth by the academic Bertha Putnam.
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