Master of The Rolls - List of Masters of The Rolls

List of Masters of The Rolls

No. Name Period Other positions Notes
1 Langton, JohnJohn Langton 2 September 1286 1 October 1295 Lord Chancellor 1292–1302, 1307–1310
2 Osgodby, AdamAdam Osgodby 1 October 1295 19 August 1316 —
3 Airmyn, WilliamWilliam Airmyn 19 August 1316 26 May 1324 —
4 Airmyn, RichardRichard Airmyn 26 May 1324 4 July 1325 —
5 de Cliff, HenryHenry de Cliff 4 July 1325 20 January 1334 —
6 Wrath, MichaelMichael Wrath 20 January 1334 28 April 1337 —
7 de St Paul, JohnJohn de St Paul 28 April 1337 10 January 1341 Archbishop of Dublin 1349–1362, Lord Chancellor of Ireland 1350–1356
8 Evesham, ThomasThomas Evesham 10 January 1341 21 February 1341 —
9 Thoresby, JohnJohn Thoresby 21 February 1341 2 July 1346 —
10 Wollore, DavidDavid Wollore 2 July 1346 28 March 1371 —
11 Burstall, WilliamWilliam Burstall 28 March 1371 8 September 1381 —
12 Waltham, JohnJohn Waltham 8 September 1381 24 October 1386 Lord Privy Seal 1386–1389, Lord Chancellor 1349–1356
13 Burton, JohnJohn Burton 24 October 1386 22 July 1394 —
14 Scarle, JohnJohn Scarle 22 July 1394 11 September 1397 Lord Chancellor 1399–1401
15 Stanley, ThomasThomas Stanley 11 September 1397 24 September 1402 —
16 Bubwith, NicholasNicholas Bubwith 24 September 1402 2 March 1405 Lord Privy Seal 1405–1406, Lord High Treasurer 1407–1408
17 Wakering, JohnJohn Wakering 2 March 1405 3 June 1415 Lord Privy Seal 1415–1416
18 Gauntsede, SimonSimon Gauntsede 3 June 1415 28 October 1423 —
19 Frank, JohnJohn Frank 28 October 1423 13 November 1438 —
20 Stopyndon, JohnJohn Stopyndon 13 November 1438 29 March 1447 —
21 Kirkeby, JohnJohn Kirkeby 29 March 1447 23 December 1461 —
22 Kirkeham, RobertRobert Kirkeham 23 December 1461 12 February 1471 —
23 Morland, WilliamWilliam Morland 12 February 1471 29 April 1471 —
24 Alcock, JohnJohn Alcock 29 April 1471 16 March 1472 Lord Chancellor 1475, 1485–1487
25 Morton, JohnJohn Morton 16 March 1472 9 January 1479 Lord Chancellor 1487–1500, Archbishop of Canterbury 1486–1500
26 Morton, RobertRobert Morton 9 January 1479 22 September 1483 —
27 Barowe, ThomasThomas Barowe 22 September 1483 22 August 1485 —
28 Morton, RobertRobert Morton 22 August 1485 26 February 1487 —
29 William, DavidDavid William 26 February 1487 5 May 1492 —
30 Blyth, JohnJohn Blyth 5 May 1492 13 February 1494 —
31 Warham, WilliamWilliam Warham 13 February 1494 1 February 1502 Keeper of the Great Seal 1502–1504, Lord Chancellor 1504–1515, Archbishop of Canterbury 1503–1532
32 Barnes, WilliamWilliam Barnes 1 February 1502 13 November 1504 —
33 Bainbridge, ChristopherChristopher Bainbridge 13 November 1504 22 January 1508 Archbishop of York 1508–1514
34 Yonge, JohnJohn Yonge 22 January 1508 12 May 1516 —
35 Tunstall, CuthbertCuthbert Tunstall 12 May 1516 20 October 1522 Lord Privy Seal 1523–1530
36 Clerk, JohnJohn Clerk 20 October 1522 9 October 1523 —
37 Hannibal, ThomasThomas Hannibal 9 October 1523 26 June 1527 —
38 Taylor, JohnJohn Taylor 26 June 1527 8 October 1534 Archdeacon of Derby 1516–1533, Archdeacon of Buckingham 1516–1534
39 Cromwell, ThomasThomas Cromwell 8 October 1534 10 July 1536 Secretary of State 1533–1536, Lord Privy Seal 1536–1540
40 Hales, ChristopherChristopher Hales 10 July 1536 1 July 1541 Solicitor General 1525–1529, Attorney General 1529–1536
41 Southwell, Sir RobertSir Robert Southwell 1 July 1541 13 December 1550 —
42 Beaumont, JohnJohn Beaumont 13 December 1550 18 June 1552 —
43 Bowes, Sir RobertSir Robert Bowes 18 June 1552 18 September 1553 —
44 Hare, Sir NicholasSir Nicholas Hare 18 September 1553 5 November 1557 Speaker of the House of Commons 1539–1540
45 Cordell, Sir WilliamSir William Cordell 5 November 1557 30 May 1581 Solicitor General 1553–1557, Speaker of the House of Commons 1558
46 Gerard, Sir GilbertSir Gilbert Gerard 30 May 1581 10 April 1594 Attorney General 1559–1581
47 Egerton, Sir ThomasSir Thomas Egerton 10 April 1594 18 May 1603 Solicitor General 1581–1592, Attorney General 1592–1594, Lord Chancellor 1596–1617, First Lord of the Treasury 1613–1614
48 Bruce, Lord Kinloss, EdwardEdward Bruce, Lord Kinloss 18 May 1603 14 January 1611 —
49 Phelips, Sir EdwardSir Edward Phelips 14 January 1611 1 September 1614 Speaker of the House of Commons 1603–1611
50 Caesar, Sir JuliusSir Julius Caesar 1 September 1614 18 April 1636 Chancellor of the Exchequer 1606–1614
51 Digges, Sir DudleySir Dudley Digges 18 April 1636 30 March 1639 —
52 Caesar, Sir CharlesSir Charles Caesar 30 March 1639 28 January 1643 —
53 Colepeper, The LordThe Lord Colepeper (royalist) 28 January 1643 3 November 1660 Chancellor of the Exchequer 1642–1643
54 Lenthall, WilliamWilliam Lenthall (parliamentary) 10 November 1643 14 May 1659 Speaker of the House of Commons 1640–1647, 1647–1653, 1654–1655, 1659–1660
55 Grimston, Sir HarbottleSir Harbottle Grimston 3 November 1660 12 January 1685 Speaker of the House of Commons 1660
56 Churchill, Sir JohnSir John Churchill 12 January 1685 20 October 1685 Attorney-General 1673-85
57 Trevor, Sir JohnSir John Trevor 20 October 1685 13 March 1689 —
58 Powle, Sir HenrySir Henry Powle 13 March 1689 13 January 1693 Speaker of the House of Commons 1689
59 Trevor, Sir JohnSir John Trevor 13 January 1693 13 July 1717 Speaker of the House of Commons 1685–1689, 1693–1717
60 Jekyll, Sir JosephSir Joseph Jekyll 13 July 1717 9 October 1738 —
61 Verney, Sir JohnSir John Verney 9 October 1738 5 November 1741 —
62 Fortescue, WilliamWilliam Fortescue 5 November 1741 15 January 1750 —
63 Strange, Sir JohnSir John Strange 16 January 1750 18 May 1754 Solicitor General 1737–1742
64 Clarke, Sir ThomasSir Thomas Clarke 25 May 1754 13 November 1764 —
65 Sewell, Sir ThomasSir Thomas Sewell 4 December 1764 30 March 1784 —
66 Kenyon, Sir LloydSir Lloyd Kenyon 30 March 1784 4 June 1788 Attorney General 1782–1783, 1783–1784, Lord Chief Justice 1788–1802
67 Arden, Sir RichardSir Richard Arden 4 June 1788 27 May 1801 Solicitor General 1782–1783, 1783–1784, Attorney General 1784–1788, Chief Justice of the Common Pleas 1801–1804
68 Grant, Sir WilliamSir William Grant 1801 1817 Solicitor General 1799–1801
69 Plumer, Sir ThomasSir Thomas Plumer 6 January 1818 5 April 1824 Solicitor General 1807–1812, Attorney General 1812–1813
70 Gifford, The LordThe Lord Gifford 5 April 1824 14 September 1826 Solicitor General 1817–1819, Attorney General 1819–1824, Chief Justice of the Common Pleas 1824
71 Singleton Copley, Sir JohnSir John Singleton Copley 14 September 1826 3 May 1827 Solicitor General 1819–1824, Attorney General 1824–1826, Lord Chancellor 1827–1830, 1834–1835, 1841–1846
72 Leach, Sir JohnSir John Leach 3 May 1827 29 September 1834 Vice Chancellor of England 1818–1827
73 Pepys, Bt, Sir CharlesSir Charles Pepys, Bt 29 September 1834 16 January 1836 Solicitor General 1834, Lord Chancellor 1836–1841, 1846–1850
74 Langdale, The LordThe Lord Langdale 16 January 1836 28 March 1851 —
75 Romilly, The LordThe Lord Romilly 28 March 1851 30 August 1873 Solicitor General 1848, Attorney General 1850
76 Jessel, Sir GeorgeSir George Jessel 30 August 1873 21 March 1883 Solicitor General 1871–1873
77 Esher, The LordThe Lord Esher 3 April 1883 19 October 1897 Solicitor General 1868
78 Lindley, Sir NathanielSir Nathaniel Lindley 19 October 1897 9 May 1900 —
79 Alverstone, The LordThe Lord Alverstone 9 May 1900 24 October 1900 Lord Chief Justice 1900–1913
80 Levin Smith, Sir ArchibaldSir Archibald Levin Smith 24 October 1900 24 October 1901 —
81 Collins, Sir RichardSir Richard Collins 24 October 1901 6 March 1907 —
82 Cozens-Hardy, Sir HerbertSir Herbert Cozens-Hardy 6 March 1907 3 May 1918 Created Baron Cozens-Hardy in 1914.
83 Swinfen Eady, Sir CharlesSir Charles Swinfen Eady 3 May 1918 3 November 1919 —
84 Sterndale, The LordThe Lord Sterndale 3 November 1919 7 August 1923 President of the Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division 1918–1919
85 Pollock, Sir ErnestSir Ernest Pollock 11 October 1923 7 October 1935 Solicitor General 1919–1922, Attorney General 1922, created Baron Hanworth in 1926.
86 Wright, The LordThe Lord Wright 7 October 1935 26 April 1937 —
87 Greene, The LordThe Lord Greene 26 April 1937 1 June 1949 —
88 Evershed, The LordThe Lord Evershed 1 June 1949 19 April 1962 Created Baron Evershed in 1956.
89 Denning, The LordThe Lord Denning 19 April 1962 30 July 1982 —
90 Donaldson of Lymington, The LordThe Lord Donaldson of Lymington 30 July 1982 1 October 1992 Created Baron Donaldson of Lymington in 1988.
91 Bingham of Cornhill, The LordThe Lord Bingham of Cornhill 1 October 1992 4 June 1996 Lord Chief Justice 1996–2000; Senior Lord of Appeal in Ordinary 2000–2008
92 Woolf, The LordThe Lord Woolf 4 June 1996 6 June 2000 Lord Chief Justice 2000–2005
93 Phillips of Worth Matravers, The LordThe Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers 6 June 2000 3 October 2005 Lord Chief Justice 2005–2008, President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom 2009–2012
94 Lord Clarke of Stone-cum-Ebony, TheThe Lord Clarke of Stone-cum-Ebony 3 October 2005 30 September 2009 Created Baron Clarke of Stone-cum-Ebony in 2009; Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, 2009–present
95 Neuberger of Abbotsbury, The LordThe Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury 1 October 2009 30 September 2012 President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, 2012–present
96 Dyson, LordLord Dyson 1 October 2012 Incumbent Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, 2010–2012

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