Benjamin Lynde Sr.
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Benjamin Lynde (September 22, 1666 – January 28, 1745)[1] was a lawyer and magistrate of the Province of Massachusetts Bay. Born in Salem, he was sent to England by his parents, where he read law at the Middle Temple. He was the first Chief Justice (appointed associate 1712, chief justice 1729) of the Massachusetts Superior Court of Judicature, the province's highest court, to have formal training as a lawyer. Lynde's family gave its name to the town of Lyndeborough, New Hampshire,[2] established in an area where they had extensive land holdings. His son Benjamin Jr. also served as a Massachusetts chief justice. He is buried at the Salem Burying Point amongst other prominent historical figures of the time.
References
- Davis, William. History of the Judiciary of Massachusetts
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Preceded by John Walley | Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Superior Court of Judicature 1712–1728 | Succeeded by John Cushing Sr. |
Preceded by Samuel Sewall | Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Superior Court of Judicature 1729–1745 | Succeeded by Paul Dudley |
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- Stoughton
- Winthrop
- Addington
- Winthrop
- Samuel Sewall
- Lynde Sr.
- Dudley
- Stephen Sewall
- T. Hutchinson
- Lynde Jr.
- Oliver
- Adams
- Cushing
- Sargent
- Dana
- Parsons
- Sewall
- Parker
- Shaw
- Bigelow
- Chapman
- Gray
- Morton
- W. Field
- Holmes
- Knowlton
- Rugg
- F. Field
- Qua
- R. Wilkins
- Tauro
- Hennessey
- Liacos
- H. Wilkins
- Marshall
- Ireland
- Gants
- Budd
Associate justices (1692–1775)
- Danforth
- Richards
- Samuel Sewall
- Winthrop
- Cooke
- Walley
- Saffin
- Hathorne
- Leverett
- Curwin
- Lynde Sr.
- Thomas
- Davenport
- Quincy
- Dudley
- J. Cushing Sr.
- Remington
- Saltonstall
- Graves
- Stephen Sewall
- Hubbard
- Lynde Jr.
- J. Cushing Jr.
- Russell
- Oliver
- Trowbridge
- F. Hutchinson
- Ropes
- W. Cushing
- Brown
Associate justices (1775–80)
Associate justices (1780–present)
- Sumner
- Dana
- N. Cushing
- Paine
- Dawes
- Bradbury
- Sewall
- Strong
- Thatcher
- Sedgwick
- Parker
- Jackson
- D. Dewey
- Putnam
- Wilde
- C. Dewey
- Lincoln
- M. Morton Sr.
- Hubbard
- Fletcher
- Forbes
- Metcalf
- Bigelow
- C. Cushing
- Merrick
- Thomas
- Hoar
- Chapman
- Gray
- Colt
- Foster
- Ames
- Wells
- M. Morton Jr.
- Devens
- Endicott
- Lord
- Soule
- W. Allen
- Devens
- W. Field
- C. Allen
- Colburn
- Holmes
- Gardner
- Knowlton
- J. Morton
- Barker
- Lathrop
- Hammond
- Loring
- Braley
- Sheldon
- Rugg
- DeCourcy
- Crosby
- Pierce
- Carroll
- Jenney
- Wait
- Sanderson
- F. Field
- Donahue
- Lummus
- Qua
- Cox
- Dolan
- Ronan
- Spalding
- R. Wilkins
- Williams
- Counihan
- Whittemore
- Cutter
- Kirk
- Jacob Spiegel
- Reardon
- Quirico
- Braucher
- Hennessey
- Kaplan
- H. Wilkins
- Liacos
- Abrams
- Lynch
- Nolan
- O'Connor
- Greaney
- Fried
- Marshall
- Ireland
- Cowin
- Spina
- Sosman
- Cordy
- Botsford
- Gants
- Duffly
- Lenk
- Hines
- Gaziano
- Lowy
- Budd
- Cypher
- Kafker
- Wendlandt
- Georges Jr.
- Dewar
- Wolohojian
- Italics indicate individuals who were offered seats on the court, but refused
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