Anthony Hussey
| Anthony Hussey | |
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| Judge of the Admiralty Court of England and Wales | |
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In office 1542–1549 |
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| Nominated by | Lord High Admiral of England |
| Appointed by | Henry VIII of England |
| Preceded by | John Tregonwell |
| Succeeded by | Richard Lyell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1496 West Sussex |
| Died | 1560 London |
| Resting place | St Martin's Church, Ludgate |
| Spouse(s) | Catherine Webbe |
| Father | John Hussey |
| Residence |
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| Education | Oxford University |
Anthony Hussey (c. 1496–1560), was an English politician and judge of the High Court of Admiralty for England and Wales between 1542 and 1549.
Hussey was born in London in either 1496 or 1497, the son of a John Hussey of Slinfold in West Sussex. He may have attended Oxford University but, if so, he departed without obtaining an academic degree. Nonetheless, in 1525 he secured employment in the junior legal role of notary public to the Diocese of London. A year later he married Catherine Webbe of Dedham, Essex, with whom he was to have two children.
Hussey's career subsequently pursued dual paths of ecclesiastical advancement and promotions through the law. He was prominent in religious affairs during the upheavals created by the English Reformation and in 1530 was one of 14 men indicted for breaching laws against advocating Papal supremacy over the English church. Pardoned for this offence in 1531, he was restored to good graces as an Anglican and in 1533 was named as the next rector of the parish of Bradninch in Devon. In 1536 his aptitude for the law was recognised via appointment as chief registrar to the ecclesiastical court overseen by England's most senior cleric, the Archbishop of Canterbury. Additional ecclesiastical positions followed, including appointment as proctor of the Arches Court in 1542 and registrar to the Dean of St Paul's Cathedral from 1546.
In 1536 Hussey also began sitting as a deputy judge of the Admiralty Court during absences of his superior, Judge John Tregonwell. Hussey was formally appointed to the Admiralty Court in around 1542, after Tregonwell's resignation to become Dean of Wells Cathedral. On his appointment, Hussey became the only Admiralty Court judge not to have held any formal legal qualifications.
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