Sir Christopher Wray, Speaker of the House of Commons, Lord Chief Justice of the Queen's Bench, 1575–1592, knighted before or during his judicial career.
Dates: c.1524–7 May 1592
Biography
A leading Elizabethan judge and Lincolnshire landowner, Wray held the manors of Ashby, Fillingham, Grainsby and Kennington as well as Brodsworth and Cusworth in Yorkshire. His 1586 patent is the clearest armorial foundation for the later Wray baronets.
Notes / Sources
Dictionary of National Biography — https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Dictionary_of_National_Biography,_1885-1900/Wray,_Christopher_(1524-1592)
1586 patent catalogue — https://www.dominicwinter.co.uk/Auction/Lot/lot-203---wray-sir-christopher-c-1522-1592-patent-of-arms-by-robert-cooke-1586/?lot=372602&sd=1
Family / Armorial Context
Family / cadet branch: Glentworth
Spouse(s): Anne Girlington, daughter of Nicholas Girlington of Normanby, Yorkshire
Children / next generation: Sir William Wray, 1st Baronet of Glentworth
Armorial Registry
Wray of Glentworth — Sir Christopher Wray, Chief Justice and original grantee
Branch: Glentworth founder and senior Lincolnshire line
Issued / recorded: 30 December 1586
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