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James Ley, 1st Earl of Marlborough ( 1552 - 1629 ) was Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench in Ireland and then in England ; he was an English Member Of Parliament and was Lord High Treasurer from 1624 to 1628. On 31 December 1624 King James I created him '''Baron Ley''', of Ley in the County of Devon, and on 5 February 1626 King Charles I created him '''Earl of Marlborough'''. From July 1628 until December, 1628 he was Lord President Of The Council . Both titles became extinct upon the death of the 4th Earl Of Marlborough in 1679 . |
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