List of members of Gray's Inn

Part of Gray's Inn, showing some sets of chambers and a section of the Walks
Part of Gray's Inn

The Honourable Society of Gray's Inn, commonly known simply as Gray's Inn, is one of the four Inns of Court in London. To be called to the Bar and practise as a barrister in England and Wales, an individual must belong to one of these Inns. Having existed for over 600 years, members of Gray's Inn include many noted lawyers and judges, such as Francis Bacon,[1] Baron Slynn, Lord Bingham of Cornhill, Lord Hoffmann and others. Outside the Bar and judiciary of England and Wales, members have included the clergy (including five Archbishops of Canterbury),[2] industrialists like John Wynne, astronomers such as John Lee, media figures, like Huw Thomas,[3] and members of the Bar and judiciary of other nations, such as Yang Ti-liang (former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Hong Kong) and Aitzaz Ahsan (former president of the Supreme Court Bar Association of Pakistan).[4][5] As well as full members, the Inn also offers honorary membership to particularly distinguished members of society. During the Second World War, for example, both Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill became honorary Benchers, and therefore members.[6] Other than honorary members, this list only contains those individuals who were called to the Bar, not those who simply joined but left before qualifying.

Lawyers and jurists

Call Name Noted for Notes
1540 Barham, NicholasNicholas BarhamSerjeant-at-Law who investigated and prosecuted the Ridolfi plot[7]
1583 Ashe, ThomasThomas Ashelegal writer and qualified barrister, although he never practised the law[8]
1585 Finch, HenryHenry Finchlegal writer[9]
1674Atwood, WilliamWilliam AtwoodLawyer and writer[10]
1792Bell, JohnJohn BellConsidered the best equity barrister of his age, even though he could "neither read, write, walk, nor talk"[11]
1916Ambedkar, B. R.B. R. AmbedkarIndian jurist, economist, politician and social reformer[12]
1937Hamson, JackJack Hamsonlegal writer and jurist of comparative and common law, President of the International Academy of Comparative Law[13]
1959Bathurst, ChristopherChristopher BathurstEnglish barrister with a successful practice who became a Queen's Counsel in 1978 before inheriting a hereditary peerage and joining the House of Lords[14]
1961Samuel Eson Johnson Ecomaformer Chief Judge of Cross River State, Nigeria.
1967Ahsan, AitzazAitzaz AhsanPakistani advocate, President of the Supreme Court Bar Association of Pakistan[4]
1988Roger Tan Kor MeeMalaysian advocate & solicitor, former member of the Malaysian Bar Council and now a Water Commissioner of Malaysia.

Judiciary

Call Name Noted for Notes
1342Skipwith, WilliamWilliam SkipwithChief Baron of the Exchequer[15]
1374Gascoigne, WilliamWilliam GascoigneChief Justice of the King's Bench[16]
1420Yelverton, WilliamWilliam YelvertonJustice of the Court of King's Bench[17]
1430Billing, ThomasThomas BillingChief Justice of the King's Bench[18]
1438Markham, JohnJohn MarkhamChief Justice of the King's Bench[19]
1448Bryan, ThomasThomas BryanChief Justice of the Common Pleas[20]
1455Hussey, WilliamWilliam HusseyChief Justice of the King's Bench[21]
1461Fineux, JohnJohn FineuxChief Justice of the King's Bench[22]
1535Birch, JohnJohn BirchBaron of the Exchequer[23]
1581Altham, JamesJames AlthamBaron of the Exchequer[23]
1611Turner, TimothyTimothy TurnerChief Justice of Chester[24]
1614Bankes, JohnJohn BankesChief Justice of the Common Pleas and of the King's Bench[25]
1616Bedingfield, ThomasThomas BedingfieldJustice of the Court of Common Pleas[26]
1625Widdrington, ThomasThomas WiddringtonChief Baron of the Exchequer[27]
1627Bradshaw, JohnJohn BradshawPresident of the High Court of Justice for the trial of King Charles I and first Lord President of the Council of State[28]
1627Archer, JohnJohn ArcherJustice of the Court of Common Pleas[29]
1657Powell, JohnJohn PowellJustice of the Court of Common Pleas and the Court of King's Bench[30]
1651Baldock, RobertRobert BaldockJustice of the Court of King's Bench[31]
1663Holt, JohnJohn HoltLord Chief Justice[32]
1670Allibone, RichardRichard AlliboneJustice of the Court of King's Bench[30]
1676Bury, ThomasThomas BuryChief Baron of the Exchequer[30]
1729Clarke, ThomasThomas ClarkeMaster of the Rolls[33]
1792Bayley, JohnJohn BayleyJustice of the Court of King's Bench and Baron of the Exhequer[34]
1827Bacon, JamesJames BaconVice Chancellor in Bankruptcy and later, by custom, Judge of the High Court of Justice[35]
1879Romilly, JohnJohn RomillyMaster of the Rolls[36]
1879Ross, JohnJohn RossLord Chancellor of Ireland[37]
1891Atkin, JamesJames AtkinLaw Lord[38]
1904Akbar, Maas ThajoonMaas Thajoon AkbarJustice of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka, Solicitor General of Sri Lanka[39]
1904Uthwatt, AugustusAugustus UthwattLord Justice of Appeal[40]
1907Hilbery, MalcolmMalcolm HilberyJudge of the King's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice[41]
1919King, Gilbert WalterGilbert Walter KingJudge of the British Supreme Court for China[42]
1928Waldock, HumphreyHumphrey WaldockJustice of the International Court of Justice[43]
1937Sleeman, ColinColin SleemanAssistant Judge Advocate General and circuit judge[44]
1946Jones, ElwynElwyn JonesLord Chancellor[43]
1946Vinelott, JohnJohn VinelottHigh Court Judge Chancery Division[45]
1954Ti-liang, YangYang Ti-liangformer Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Hong Kong
1959Slynn, GordonGordon SlynnLord of Appeal in Ordinary[46]
1959Auld, RobinRobin AuldLord Justice of Appeal[47]
1960Campbell, AnthonyAnthony CampbellLord Justice of Appeal in Northern Ireland[48]
1961Potter, MarkMark PotterPresident of the Family Division[49][50]
1966Banda, RichardRichard BandaChief Justice of the Malawi High Court, Chief Justice of the Swaziland High Court[51]
1967Jacob, RobinRobin JacobLord Justice of Appeal[52]
1970Hart, MichaelMichael HartJudge of the Chancery Division[53]
1972Sher, FalakFalak SherChief Justice of the Lahore High Court, Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan[54]
1973Dame Sawyer, JoanJoan SawyerFirst female Chief Justice of The Bahamas Supreme Court and then first female President of the Court of Appeal of The Bahamas (retired 2010)
1974Sheil, JohnJohn SheilLord Justice of Appeal in Northern Ireland[55]

Politicians

Call Name Noted for Notes
1355Ashton, RobertRobert AshtonLord Chancellor of Ireland, Lord High Treasurer[56]
1515Aske, RobertRobert AskePolitician and rebel who led the Pilgrimage of Grace[57]
1524Cromwell, ThomasThomas CromwellChief minister to King Henry VIII of England from 1532 to 1540[58]
1533Bacon, NicholasNicholas BaconLord Keeper of the Great Seal[59]
1552Yelverton, ChristopherChristopher YelvertonSpeaker of the British House of Commons[60]
1554Snagge, ThomasThomas SnaggeSpeaker of the British House of Commons and Attorney-General for Ireland[61]
1560Brograve, JohnJohn BrograveMember of Parliament for Preston, Attorney General of the Duchy of Lancaster[62]
1565Bacon, EdwardEdward BaconMember of Parliament for Great Yarmouth and Tavistock[63]
1582Bacon, FrancisFrancis BaconPolitician and statesman who served as Lord Chancellor and Attorney General[64]
1617Bacon, NathanielNathaniel BaconMember of Parliament for Ipswich[65]
1631Cooke, JohnJohn CookeSolicitor General[66]
1644Bennet, LevinusLevinus BennetMember of Parliament for Cambridgeshire[67]
1648Brodrick, WilliamWilliam BrodrickMember of the Sealed Knot, Surveyor General of Ireland, Member of Parliament for Dungarvan in the Irish House of Commons[68]
1658Williams, WilliamWilliam WilliamsSolicitor General and Speaker of the House of Commons[69]
1673Allen, ThomasThomas AllenLord Mayor of the City of London[70]
1682Pendarves, AlexanderAlexander PendarvesMember of Parliament for Penryn, Saltash, Helston, and Launceston[71]
1718Williams, HughHugh WilliamsMember of Parliament for Anglesey[72]
1839Whalley, George HammondGeorge Hammond WhalleyMember of Parliament for Peterborough[73]
1871Rowlands, William BowenWilliam Bowen RowlandsMember of Parliament for Ceredigion
1894Smith, F.E.F.E. SmithLord Chancellor, Secretary of State for India[74]
1922Fyfe, David MaxwellDavid Maxwell FyfeSolicitor General, Attorney General, Lord Chancellor and Home Secretary[43]
1922Shawcross, HartleyHartley ShawcrossAttorney General[75]
1923Adams, Grantley HerbertGrantley Herbert AdamsPremier of Barbados[76]
1924Maw, BaBa MawPrime Minister of Burma[77]
1935Jones, ElwynElwyn JonesAttorney General, Lord Chancellor[43]
1944Roberts, EmrysEmrys RobertsMember of Parliament for Merioneth[78]
1948Hassanali, NoorNoor HassanaliThe first Indo-Trinidadian to hold the office of President of Trinidad and Tobago and was the first Muslim Head of State in the Americas[79]
1951Clerides, GlafcosGlafcos CleridesFourth President of the Republic of Cyprus[80]
1954Papadopoulos, TassosTassos PapadopoulosFifth President of the Republic of Cyprus[80]
1959Adams, John "Tom"John "Tom" AdamsPremier of Barbados[81]
1959 Athulathmudali, LalithLalith AthulathmudaliSri Lankan Member of Parliament and Minister of Education[82]
1975Baird, VeraVera BairdSolicitor General for England and Wales[83]

Clergy

Call Name Noted for Notes
1520Atwater, WilliamWilliam AtwaterBishop of Lincoln[2]
1555Gardiner, StephenStephen GardinerBishop of Winchester[2]
1588Bancroft, RichardRichard BancroftArchbishop of Canterbury[84]
1589Andrewes, LancelotLancelot AndrewesBishop of Winchester[2]
1592Whitgift, JohnJohn WhitgiftArchbishop of Canterbury[84]
1615Laud, WilliamWilliam LaudArchbishop of Canterbury[84]
1615Hall, JosephJoseph HallBishop of Exeter[2]
1622Morton, ThomasThomas MortonBishop of Lichfield[2]
1623Ussher, JamesJames UssherArchbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland[2]
1635Juxon, WilliamWilliam JuxonArchbishop of Canterbury[84]
1663Sheldon, GilbertGilbert SheldonArchbishop of Canterbury[84]

Other

Call Name Noted for Notes
1599Thelwall, EubuleEubule ThelwallPrincipal of Jesus College, Oxford[85]
1602Archer, SimonSimon Archerantiquary[86]
1639Beale, BartholomewBartholomew BealeAuditor of the imprests[87]
1669Wynne, JohnJohn Wynneindustrialist[88]
1841Beckett, Gilbert Abbott àGilbert Abbott à BeckettHumorist and police magistrate[89]
1863Lee, JohnJohn LeeAstronomer[90]
1882Beckett, Arthur William àArthur William à BeckettJournalist and humorist for Punch[91]
1905Dutt, GurusadayGurusaday DuttCivilian
1913Ball, JosephJoseph BallIntelligence officer with M15 and first Chairman of the Conservative Research Department [92]
1913Phillips, Thomas WilliamsThomas Williams PhillipsPermanent Secretary of the Ministry of Labour[93]
1929Sanger, SophySophy Sangerlabour law reformer and internationalist
1951Thomas, HuwHuw Thomaspresenter for ITN News[3]
?Finnis, JohnJohn Finnislegal academic and philosopher

Honorary members

Call Name Noted for Notes
1590Amy, JohnJohn AmyCivil lawyer[94]
1606Barrington, FrancisFrancis BarringtonMember of Parliament for Essex[2]
?Churchill, WinstonWinston ChurchillPrime Minister of the United Kingdom[6]
?Roosevelt, Franklin D.Franklin D. RooseveltPresident of the United States[6]
2004Ma, GeoffreyGeoffrey MaChief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong[6]

See also

List of members of Lincoln's Inn List of members of Middle Temple

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