Background
He was the only surviving son of Richard Bolton and his first wife Frances Walter. He was born in England, probably at the family home at Fenton, Staffordshire. His father moved to Ireland when Edward was twelve.
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Edward Bolton
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He graduated from the University of Dublin, then attended Clement"s Inn and Lincoln"s Inn and was called to the Bar in 1616.
Career
He was baptised on 5th October 1592 in Street Mary"s Church, Stafford. When still only thirty on 5th December 1623 he was made Solicitor General for Ireland and held that office for seventeen years. He was knighted in Dublin in 1636 by Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford, Lord Deputy of Ireland.
When his father became Lord Chancellor of Ireland in 1639, Edward was appointed Chief Baron in his place, and frequently went as a judge on the Northwestern Circuit.
The troubles of the English Civil War led to his father"s impeachment and his own removal from office. He spent the years 1642-1644 in England.
However he made his peace with Oliver Cromwell: he acted as a judge of the High Court of Justice in 1652-1653. He died in 1659 and was buried in Saint Bride"s Church, Dublin.
In 1637 he was granted the estate of Lissenhall near Dublin.
He also acquired the manor of Bective, County Meath. His principal residence was Brazil (or Brazeel) House, near Swords, County Dublin, which was largely destroyed by fire in 1810. They had four children, Nicholas, Edward, Anne and Jane.
Nicholas"s descendants remained at Brazil until 1810.
