He was chairman of quarter sessions from 1681 to January 1688.

He served as chairman of the county's quarter sessions in Cumberland from 1818 until his death.

In 1886 he was elected chairman of quarter sessions.

The Quarter Sessions met to oversee the administration of the district and deal with legal cases up to £ 20.

Used to be held by some old solicitor, who died just before Quarter Sessions.

Courts of Quarter Sessions were also few in number and had no civil jurisdiction.

Father spoke with the same look on his face as when he asks important questions of witnesses at Quarter Sessions.

Disputes between parishes were settled by the justices of the peace at quarter sessions.

In addition any other highway could be declared a main road by the justices of the county in quarter sessions.

This was transacted at the quarter sessions, summoned four times a year by the lord lieutenant.