Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "Sir John Everard (c.1550–1624) was an Irish barrister, politician and judge. He was notable as being the last Irish judge until the reign of James II to openly profess the Roman Catholic faith, and this led eventually to his resignation from the Bench. He then embarked on a political career which descended into farce when, having failed to become Speaker of the Irish House of Commons, he refused to vacate the Speaker's chair until the successful candidate Sir John Davies (a very fat man) literally sat on him. His second son, Sir Richard Everard, was the first of the Everard baronets of Ballyboy."@en }
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- John_Everard_(MP) abstract "Sir John Everard (c.1550–1624) was an Irish barrister, politician and judge. He was notable as being the last Irish judge until the reign of James II to openly profess the Roman Catholic faith, and this led eventually to his resignation from the Bench. He then embarked on a political career which descended into farce when, having failed to become Speaker of the Irish House of Commons, he refused to vacate the Speaker's chair until the successful candidate Sir John Davies (a very fat man) literally sat on him. His second son, Sir Richard Everard, was the first of the Everard baronets of Ballyboy.".
- Q16850496 abstract "Sir John Everard (c.1550–1624) was an Irish barrister, politician and judge. He was notable as being the last Irish judge until the reign of James II to openly profess the Roman Catholic faith, and this led eventually to his resignation from the Bench. He then embarked on a political career which descended into farce when, having failed to become Speaker of the Irish House of Commons, he refused to vacate the Speaker's chair until the successful candidate Sir John Davies (a very fat man) literally sat on him. His second son, Sir Richard Everard, was the first of the Everard baronets of Ballyboy.".