Edward Montagu (judge)

The Right Honourable Sir Edward Montagu
Portrait of Sir Edward Montagu of Boughton (d. 1557)
Chief Justice of the Common Pleas
In office 6 November 1545 – 26 July 1553
Appointed by	Henry VIII
Preceded by	Sir John Baldwin
Succeeded by	Sir Richard Morgan
Chief Justice of the King's Bench
In office 22 January 1539 – 6 November 1545
Appointed by	Henry VIII
Preceded by	Sir John FitzJames
Succeeded by	Sir Henry Montagu
Personal details
Born	c. 1488 Brigstock, Northamptonshire
Died	10 February 1557 (aged 68–69) Boughton
Resting place	St Mary, Weekley
Nationality	English
Spouses	Cicely Lane Agnes Kirkham Eleanor Roper
Children	with Cicely: Ralph Thomas Robert Dorothy Anne Amey with Eleanor: Edward Roger Simon Thomas William Elizabeth Eleanor Isabel Mary Margaret Agnes
Parent(s)	Thomas Montagu Agnes Dudley
Residence	Boughton House
Alma mater	University of Cambridge
Profession	Lawyer, Judge

Sir Edward Montagu (c. 1488 – 10 February 1557) of Boughton, Hanging Houghton and Hemington in Northamptonshire was an English lawyer and judge in the time of Henry VIII and Edward VI. He was Chief Justice of the King's Bench from 1539 to 1545 and Chief Justice of the Common Pleas from 1545 to 1553.^[1]