Sir William Hody (born before 1441, died 1524) of Pilsdon in Dorset, [2] was an English lawyer, judge and politician who served as Attorney General of England and Chief Baron of the Exchequer under King Henry VII. [3]
Sir William Hody (born before 1441, died 1524) of Pilsdon in Dorset, [2] was an English lawyer, judge and politician who served as Attorney General of England and Chief Baron of the Exchequer under King Henry VII. [3]
He was born before 1441, [4] the second son of Sir John Hody (d. 1441), Chief Justice of the King's Bench. His sister, Elisabeth Hody, married Sir Robert Strode of Parnham House, Dorset which they re-built from 1522.[ citation needed ]
He was a Member of Parliament for Totnes in 1472, and for Bridgwater in 1483. [3] His name is first mentioned in the year-books in 1476. He procured a reversal of the attainder of his uncle, Sir Alexander Hody (of Bowre, Somerset), who had been attainted at Edward IV's accession for adherence to the House of Lancaster during the wars of the Roses. [4]
In 1485, shortly after the accession of King Henry VII, Hody became Attorney General for England and Wales. On 29 October 1486 he was appointed Chief Baron of the Exchequer. He retired as a judge in 1522. [4]
William Hody married (1st) Eleanor Malet, daughter of Sir Baldwin Malet of 'Corypool' (now Curry Mallet) in Somerset, Solicitor General to King Henry VIII, who was the second son of Thomas Malet (died 1502) by his wife Joan Wadham, daughter of Sir William Wadham. By his wife he had two sons and two daughters:
Other children not listed above:
Hody died on 18 June 1524. [3]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain : Lee, Sidney, ed. (1891). "Hody, William". Dictionary of National Biography . Vol. 27. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
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