John Ernle
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Sir John Ernle (1620 –1697) was Chancellor of the Exchequer of England from May 2, 1676 - April 9, 1689. He served during the reigns of King Charles II and King James II. He was named one of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty on September 26, 1677. He was the only member of the plantation committee, which dealt with the American colonies, to attend all the three sessions of July 9, 26, 1677, though he usually attended only one-fourth of those meetings. He was named Privy Counsellor in 1679 and was a member of the House of Commons. A free school for 5 boys founded by Sir John Ernle of Whetham continued in Wiltshire County until 1829.
Another Sir John Ernle served as Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas from 151] to 1521. A Sir John Ernle served as a sea captain in the [Anglo-Dutch Wars].
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