John Cavendish

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Sir John Cavendish (c. 1346 – 15 June 1381) was an English judge and politician from Cavendish in Suffolk. He came from a Norman family that, after acquiring Cavendish estate, adopted the Cavendish name. He trained as a lawyer and rose to high office.

Career
- Justice of the Common Pleas in 1371.
- Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales (the King’s Bench) in 1372.

Family
- He married Alice de Odingsells.
- They had a son named Andrew Cavendish, who inherited the Overhall manor, the advowson of Cavendish church, and the Suffolk manor of Fakenham Aspes.

Death and legacy
- Sir John Cavendish was killed on 15 June 1381 during the Peasants’ Revolt at Bury St Edmunds.
- The Cavendish name later became associated with the noble families of the Dukes of Devonshire, Newcastle, and Portland.
- A depiction in Froissart’s Chronicles shows Cavendish as the king’s esquire bearing a lance during the events of the revolt.