Anthony Gell
Anthony Gell | |
|---|---|
| Born | about 1522 |
| Died | June 29, 1583 (aged 60–61) |
| Resting place | St Mary's Church, Wirksworth |
| Nationality | English |
| Occupation(s) | Barrister and law reporter |
| Years active | 1545-1583 |
Anthony Gell was a law reporter active in the reigns of Edward VI to Elizabeth I. He was born at Hopton Hall to Ralph and Godeth Gell in around 1522.[1] He studied at Clement's Inn in the early 1540s, and as a young student in London, he witnessed a sermon by the famous preacher Hugh Latimer.[2] In 1545, he was appointed principal of Clement's Inn, and shortly afterwards was called to the bar at the Inner Temple.[3] He wrote a series of law reports, one of which survives at the Library of Congress and another at the Derbyshire Record Office.[3] He was appointed a bencher of the Inner Temple in 1559.[3] He accumulated much wealth as an attorney, some of which he used to endow the grammar school at Wirksworth, now known as Anthony Gell School.[3] He was granted arms in 1575: Per bend Azure and Or three mullets of six points in bend pierced and counter changed.[1] He died, unmarried and childless, on 29 June 1583 and was buried in St Mary's Church, Wirksworth, where his effigy may still be seen.[3]
References
- ^ a b Suzanne Doig, "Anthony Gell (abt. 1522 - 1583)", Wikitree. Archived from the original on 31 March 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ^ Jonathan McGovern, 'Newly Discovered Notes of a Sermon by Hugh Latimer', The Journal of Ecclesiastical History 71, no. 3 (2020), 596-601
- ^ a b c d e J.H. Baker, "Gell, Anthony (d. 1583)", Oxford DNB Online.
External links
- J. H. Baker. "Gell, Anthony (d. 1583)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
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