James Harington (lawyer)

Sir James Harington of Exton (c. 1511 – 1592) was a 16th-century English public servant who fulfilled a number of legal, legislative and law enforcement duties and was knighted in 1565.

James Harington's legal career began at a young age when he was called to the Inner Temple in 1536.

Additionally, by 1569, he served as Rutland Commissioner Musters.

[1] Harington attended the funeral of Mary, Queen of Scots.

In 1539 he married Lucy, the daughter of Sir William Sidney of Penshurst, Kent.