Giles Sweet

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[[Sir]] '''Giles Sweit''' (1586 – 13 September 1672), sometimes spelt '''Sweet''', was an [[Kingdom of England|English]] [[barrister]] and academic, Principal of [[St Alban Hall, Oxford]], for many years, and also [[Regius Professor of Civil Law (Oxford)|Regius Professor of Civil Law]] in the [[University of Oxford]] and [[Dean of the Arches]].

==Career==
Sweet matriculated at [[St John's College, Oxford]], on 3 December 1602, aged sixteen. By 23 January 1604/05, when he graduated [[Bachelor of Arts|BA]], he had migrated to [[Oriel College, Oxford|Oriel College]], and he proceeded to [[Master of Arts (Oxford, Cambridge, and Dublin)|MA]] by seniority on 30 April 1611. He graduated as a Bachelor and [[Doctor of Civil Law]] from [[St Mary Hall, Oxford|St Mary Hall]] on 30 June 1632 and the same year became an advocate of [[Doctors' Commons]]. In 1641, he was commissary to the vice-chancellor of the university. He was principal of St Alban Hall between 1641 and 1664, and in 1660 became [[Dean of the Arches]]. In 1661 he was appointed by [[Charles II of England|King Charles II]] as regius professor of civil law, an office he held until his death, and also as a [[prebendary]] of [[Salisbury Cathedral]]. He was knighted on 25 March, 1664.<ref name=Foster>“Sweet, (Sir) Giles (Swett)” in [[Joseph Foster (genealogist)|Joseph Foster]], ''Alumni Oxonienses 1500-1714'', citing Coote's ''Civilians'', 79; ''Fasti'', i. 466, and Lansdowne MS. 986, f. 162.</ref>

Sweet died on 13 September 1672 and was buried in the church of [[Barn Elms]], Surrey.<ref name=Foster/>

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[[Category:1586 births]]
[[Category:1672 deaths]]
[[Category:Alumni of St John's College, Oxford]]
[[Category:Alumni of Oriel College, Oxford]]
[[Category:Principals of St Alban Hall, Oxford]]

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