Chief Baron of the Exchequer

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Chief Baron of the Exchequer was the first "baron" of the English Exchequer of pleas. "In the absence of both the Treasurer of the Exchequer or First Lord of the Treasury, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, it was he who presided in the equity court and answered the bar i.e. spoke for the court."Bryson Practically speaking, he held the most important office of the Exchequer of pleas. The chief baron along with the three puisne barons, sat as a court of common law, heard suits in the court of equity, and settled revenue disputes