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Frederic Thesiger, 1st Baron Chelmsford (25 April 1794 – 5 October 1878), was an English jurist and politician. Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. Year 1794 ( MDCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland JURIST is an online legal news service hosted by the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, written by founder Professor Bernard Hibbitts and a staff of more than A politician (from Greek " Polis " is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making through the influence of Politics or a person

Early life

He was the third son of Charles Thesiger, and was born in London. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. His father, collector of customs at St Vincent, West Indies, was the son of a Saxon gentleman who had migrated to England and become secretary to Lord Rockingham, and was the brother of Sir Frederic Thesiger, naval A. D. C. to Admiral Nelson at Copenhagen. Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson 1st Viscount Nelson 1st Duke of Bronté, KB (29 September 1758– 21 October 1805 was a British Copenhagen (ˌkəʊpənˈheɪgən ˌkəʊpənˈhɑːgən ˈkəʊpənˌheɪgən ˈkəʊpənˌhɑːgən kʰøb̥ənˈhɑʊ̯ˀn kʰøb̥m̩ˈhɑʊ̯ˀn is the capital and largest city

Career

Thesiger was originally destined for a naval career, and he served as a midshipman in 1807 at the second bombardment of Copenhagen. His only surviving brother died about this time, however, and he became entitled to succeed to a valuable estate in the West Indies.

It was thus decided that he should leave the navy and study law with a view to practising in the West Indies and eventually managing his property in person. He proceeded to enter at Gray's Inn in 1813, and was called on 18 November 1818. The Honourable Society of Gray's Inn is one of the four Inns of Court around the Royal Courts The Call to the Bar is a legal Term of art in most Common law jurisdictions Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull Year 1818 ( MDCCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common He joined the home circuit, and soon got into good practice at the Surrey sessions, while he also made a fortunate purchase in buying the right to appear in the old palace court (see Lord Steward). Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The Lord Steward or Lord Steward of the Household, in England, is an important official of the Royal Household. Another change of fortune, however, awaited him, for a volcano destroyed the family estate, and he was thrown back upon his prospect of a legal practice in the West Indies.

Lord Chelmsford, stipple engraving by D. J. Pound c. 1859

In 1824, he distinguished himself by his defence of Joseph Hunt when on his trial at Hertford with John Thurtell for the murder of William Weare; and eight years later at Chelmsford assizes he won a hard-fought action in an ejectment case after three trials, to which he attributed so much of his subsequent success that when he was raised to the peerage he elected to be created Baron Chelmsford, of Chelmsford in the County of Essex. The Radlett murder, also known as the Elstree murder, was a Murder in Radlett, Hertfordshire, England, in 1823 Chelmsford is the county town of Essex, England and the principal settlement of the borough of Chelmsford. Essex is a county in the East of England. The County town is Chelmsford, and the highest point of the county is Chrishall Common

In 1834, he was made King's Counsel, and in 1835 was briefed in the Dublin election inquiry which unseated Daniel O'Connell. Queen's Counsel ( postnominal QC) &ndash known as King's Counsel ( KC) during the reign of a male sovereign  &ndash are Dublin (ˈdʌblɨn/ /ˈdʊblɨn or /ˈdʊbəlɪn/, bˠalʲə aːha klʲiəh or cliə(ɸ is both the largest city and capital of Ireland. Daniel O'Connell ( 6 August 1775 &ndash 15 May 1847) ( Dónal Ó Conaill) known as The Liberator, or The Emancipator In 1840, he was elected M. P. for Woodstock. Woodstock, sometimes called New Woodstock, was a parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom. In 1844, he became Solicitor General, but having ceased to enjoy the favor of the Duke of Marlborough, lost his seat for Woodstock and had to find another at Abingdon. Her Majesty's Solicitor General for England and Wales, often known as the Solicitor General, is one of the Law Officers of the Crown, and the deputy of the Attorney George Spencer-Churchill 6th Duke of Marlborough DCL ( December 27 1793 &ndash July 1 1857) was the son of George Spencer-Churchill Abingdon was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (and its predecessor institutions for England

In 1845, he became Attorney-General, holding the post until the fall of the Peel government on 3 July 1846. Her Majesty's Attorney General for England and Wales, usually known simply as the Attorney General, is the chief legal adviser of the Crown in England and Wales Sir Robert Peel 2nd Baronet (5 February 1788 &ndash 2 July 1850 was the Conservative Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 10 December 1834 to 8 April Events 324 - Battle of Adrianople Constantine I defeats Licinius, who flees to Byzantium. For the game see 1846 (board game. Year 1846 ( MDCCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Thus by three days Thesiger missed being chief justice of the common pleas, for on 6 July Sir Nicholas Tindal died, and the seat on the bench, which would have been Thesiger's as of right, fell to the Liberal attorney-general, Sir Thomas Wilde. Events 1044 - The Battle of Ménfő takes place 1189 - Richard the Lionheart is crowned King of England Sir Nicolas Conyngham Tindal ( 12 December, 1776 – 6 July, 1846) was a celebrated English lawyer who successfully defended Queen Caroline

Thesiger remained in parliament, changing his seat, however, again in 1852, and becoming member for Stamford. Stamford was a constituency in the county of Lincolnshire of the House of Commons for the Parliament of England to 1706 then of the During this period he enjoyed a very large practice at the bar, being instructed in many causes célèbres including the Swynfen will case and Cardinal Newman's criminal prosecution for his libel of Giacinto Achilli. A cause célèbre (plural causes célèbres, French famous case) is The Swynfen (or Swinfen) will case was a series of English trials over the will of Samuel Swynfen that ran from 1856 to Family John Henry Newman was born in London and was the eldest son of John Newman (d The prosecutor is the chief legal representative of the prosecution in countries with either the Common law Adversarial system, or the civil law Giovanni Giacinto Achilli (born c 1803 died c 1860 was an Italian Roman Catholic who was discharged from the Priesthood for sexual On Lord Derby coming into office for the second time in 1858, Thesiger was raised straight from the bar to the lord chancellorship (as were Brougham and Vaux, Selborne and Halsbury). Edward Smith-Stanley redirects here for other persons with that name see Edward Stanley Lord Stanley Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common The Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, or Lord Chancellor is a senior and important functionary in the Government of the United Kingdom. Henry Peter Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux (1778 - 1868 was a British Statesman who became Lord Chancellor of the United Kingdom Roundell Palmer 1st Earl of Selborne ( November 27, 1812 &ndash May 4, 1895) Lord Chancellor of Great Britain, was Hardinge Stanley Giffard 1st Earl of Halsbury ( 3 September 1823 - 11 December 1921) was a leading Barrister, Politician He served as Lord Chancellor again in Derby's 1866–67 government. In 1868. Lord Derby retired, and his successor, Benjamin Disraeli, wanted Lord Cairns as lord chancellor. Benjamin Disraeli 1st Earl of Beaconsfield, KG, PC, FRS (born Benjamin D'Israeli; 21 December 1804 &ndash 19 April 1881 was Hugh McCalmont Cairns 1st Earl Cairns PC, QC ( 27 December 1810 &ndash 2 April 1885) was a British statesman Lord Chelmsford was very sore at his supersession. and the manner of it, but according to Malmesbury he retired under a compact made before he took office. James Howard Harris 3rd Earl of Malmesbury GCB, PC ( 25 March, 1807 &ndash 17 May, 1889) known as Viscount FitzHarris

Funerary monument, Brompton Cemetery, London

Later life

Ten years later, Lord Chelmsford died in London on 5 October 1878. Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common He is buried in Brompton Cemetery in London. Brompton Cemetery is located near Earl's Court in West Brompton, a part of the Borough of Kensington & Chelsea in west London England [1]

Personal life

Thesiger married Anna Maria Tinling in 1822. He left four sons and three daughters, of whom the eldest, Frederick Augustus, 2nd Baron Chelmsford (1827–1905), earned distinction as a soldier, while the third, Alfred Henry Thesiger (1838–1880) was a Lord Justice of Appeal and a privy councillor, but died aged only 39. General Frederic Augustus Thesiger 2nd Baron Chelmsford GCB, GCVO, ( 31 May 1827 &ndash 9 April 1905) was Alfred Henry Thesiger PC QC LJ (1838–1880 was a British jurist A Lord Justice of Appeal is an ordinary judge of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales, the court that hears appeals from the High Court of Justice, and represents A privy council is a body that advises the Head of state of a nation on how to exercise their executive authority, typically but not always in the context of a

References

• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page

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