# John Jenour

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'''John Jenour''' (1465{{spaced ndash}}17 September 1542) was an English legal official. He was the son of William Jenour of [Stonham Aspal](/source/Stonham_Aspal), [Suffolk](/source/Suffolk) and his wife Katherine Whiting, and the elder brother of Robert Jenour, who became an officer of the [Court of Common Pleas](/source/Court_of_Common_Pleas_(England)) along with John. In 1491 he worked as an attorney for the Common Pleas, and in 1503 he became [Filazer](/source/Filazer) of Devon, Dorset, and Somerset, followed by a 1510 promotion to Second Prothonotary. As Prothonotary he was in charge of pleading and entries, and his book of entries was sometimes cited in court; a copy currently belongs to the [Library of Congress](/source/Library_of_Congress).<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Baker |first=John |date=2006 |title=Books of Entries |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/44026834 |journal=Irish Jurist (1966-) |volume=41 |pages=6–8 |issn=0021-1273}}</ref> Although he never rose higher than Second Prothonotary, his influence on the next generation of judges was profound; he trained [Sir Robert Catlyn](/source/Robert_Catlyn), [Sir Robert Broke](/source/Robert_Broke), [Sir Anthony Browne](/source/Anthony_Browne_(justice)) and [James Dyer](/source/James_Dyer), all of whom became Chief Justices.<ref>[http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/69367 Oxford DNB article:Jenour, John]</ref> He died on 17 September 1542, leaving two sons; Richard, the elder, later became a Member of Parliament and clerk of the [Court of General Surveyors](/source/Court_of_General_Surveyors), while Robert, the younger, also became a barrister, although not one of any major note.<ref>{{Cite web |title=JENOUR,  Richard (1511-48), of Great Dunmow, Essex |url=https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1509-1558/member/jenour-richard-1511-48 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241013171739/https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1509-1558/member/jenour-richard-1511-48 |archive-date=2024-10-13 |access-date=2026-04-25 |website=History of Parliament Online}}</ref>

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