Sir Arthur John Otway, 3rd Baronet PC, (8 August 1822–8 June 1912) was a British barrister and politician as well as a champion of administrative reform regarding India. Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council is a body of advisors to the British Sovereign. Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. Year 1822 (MDCCCXXII was a Common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Sunday of the Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A barrister is a Lawyer found in many Common law Jurisdictions that employ a split profession (as opposed to a Fused profession) in relation India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country
Biography
Arthur Otway was born in Edinburgh, Scotland in August of 1822, the fourth son of Admiral Sir Robert Otway. Edinburgh ( ˈɛdɪnb(ərə Dùn Èideann) is the Capital of Scotland and is its second largest city after Glasgow. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Other names In Arabic, the month is called أغسطسص ʾUġusṭuṣ or آب ʾĀb; usage varies from place to place and Admiral is the rank, or part of the name of the ranks of the highest Naval officers Admiral Sir Robert Waller Otway 1st Baronet GCB was a senior Royal Navy officer of the early nineteenth century who served extensively as a sea captain during He was brought up along with the rest of his family in Kemp Town, an estate of Brighton, England. Kemp Town is a 19th Century residential estate in the east of Brighton in East Sussex, England, UK Brighton ( is a town on the south coast of England and with its neighbour Hove, forms the city of Brighton and Hove. 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 At the age of six, he began his education at Marlborough Place. Following that, he travelled to France and Germany, and eventually began education at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst ( RMAS) commonly known simply as Sandhurst, is the British Army officer initial training centre Naturally, his first career was in the military. In 1839, he signed on as an ensign of the 51st Yorkshire Light Infantry, which was then stationed in Australia. Year 1839 ( MDCCCXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Ensign (ˈɛnsən is a junior rank of commissioned officer in the militaries of some countries normally in the infantry or navy For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. After two years' service, he was promored to the 2nd Queen's Regiment, stationed in India. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country He served with that regiment for approximately five more years, until 1846, at which time he retired from the Army. For the game see 1846 (board game. Year 1846 ( MDCCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display After his time in the military, he began to study law at the Middle Temple, one of London's four Inns of Court; in 1850 he was called to the Bar. The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple is one of the four Inns of Court exclusively entitled to call their members to the English Bar as Barristers London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The Inns of Court in London are the professional associations to one of which every barrister in England and Wales (and those judges who were formerly barristers For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link
Before Otway had held his first brief, however, he began to perceive a need for reform in government, especially regarding the handling of the administration of India. A brief (Latin " brevis " short or factum (Latin for "act" or "deed" is a written legal document used in various legal He joined other notables of the time such as John Bright in forming the India Reform Society. John Bright ( 16 November 1811 &ndash 27 March 1889) Quaker, was a British Radical and Liberal Subsequently, he entered public office as a Liberal MP for Stafford. The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the rise of the Labour Party in the 1920s and a third party Stafford is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. He represented that borough from 1852 to 1857. Year 1852 ( MDCCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the Later, he sat for Chatham from 1865 to 1874 and Rochester from 1878 to 1885. Chatham was a parliamentary constituency in Kent which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Rochester was a parliamentary constituency in Kent which returned two Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common
At the end of 1868, three years into his term as MP of Chatham, Otway was appointed to William Ewart Gladstone's first Government in the post of Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs. Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs is a junior position in the British government since 1782 subordinate to the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs He served for three years in that post. His chief was Lord Clarendon, the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. George William Frederick Villiers 4th Earl of Clarendon ( January 12, 1800 - June 27, 1870) was an English diplomat and statesman The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, commonly referred to as the Foreign Secretary, is a member of the United Kingdom Government heading the Lord Clarendon died on 19 July 1870, the eve of the Franco-Prussian War and was succeeded by Lord Granville. Events 711 - Muslim forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by their king Roderic. Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Franco-Prussian War or Franco-German War, often referred to in France as the 1870 War ( 19 July, 1870 — 10 May, 1871 Granville George Leveson Gower 2nd Earl Granville KG, PC ( 11 May 1815 &ndash 31 March 1891) was a British The months that followed were filled with anxiety for all representatives of the Foreign Office, until the war's end in 1871. Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Otway retired from said post in that year over matters of opinion connected to Russia's treatment of the Black Sea Treaty in the Crimean War. The Crimean War, also known in Russia as the Eastern War (Восточная война Vostochnaya Vojna) (March 1854–February 1856 was fought
In 1878, Otway was elected as the MP for Rochester. In 1881, he succeeded his brother as third baronet. Five years later, in 1883, he was appointed Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Ways and Means. |In the United Kingdom, the Chairman of Ways and Means is a senior member of the House of Commons who acts as one of the Speaker 's three deputies He held his post as Chairman until 1885, the year he retired from Parliamentary life entirely. In that same year, he became a Privy Councillor. Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council is a body of advisors to the British Sovereign.
On 13 September 1851, he married Henrietta Langham, daughter of Sir James Langham. Events 509 BC - The Temple of Jupiter on Rome 's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September 1851 ( MDCCCLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year They had three children, Henrietta Evelyn Marianne Otway, Phoebe Eleanora Otway and Waller Angelo Otway. His only son, Waller, died unmarried in 1884, and the baronetcy became extinct. His wife died in 1909, and he died in 1912 at 34 Eaton Square, London. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.
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This article includes text from the December 1891 issue of "Brighton and County Magazine", which is presumed to be in the public domain.
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by David Urquhart Thomas Sidney | Member of Parliament for Stafford with John Ayshford Wise 1852–1857 | Succeeded by John Ayshford Wise Viscount Ingestre |
| Preceded by Sir John Smith | Member of Parliament for Chatham 1859–1874 | Succeeded by George Elliot |
| Preceded by Philip Wykeham Martin Julian Goldsmid | Member of Parliament for Rochester with Julian Goldsmid 1878–1880 Roger Leigh 1880–1885 1878–1885 | Succeeded by Francis Hughes-Hallett (representation reduced to one member 1885) |
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| Preceded by Edward Egerton | Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs 1868–1871 | Succeeded by Viscount Enfield |
| Baronetage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by George Graham Otway | Baronet (of Brighton) 1881–1912 | Succeeded by Extinct |
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