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Attorney-General Of The Duchy Of Lancaster
{{Use dmy dates, date=April 2022 The Attorney-General of the Duchy of Lancaster is the law officer of the Crown for matters arising in the Duchy of Lancaster. Attorneys-General *1478–1483: Richard Empson *1519–1522: John Hales *1522–1526: Edmund Knightley *1526–1531: Thomas Audley *1531–1535: Robert Wroth *1535–1536: John Baker *1538–1540: William Coningsby *1544–1566: John Caryll *1566–1580: George Bromley *1580–1613: Sir John Brograve *1614–1638: Sir Edward Mosley *1638–1644: Sir Thomas Bedingfield *1644–1649: Bulstrode Whitelocke *1649–1654: Bartholomew Hall *1654–1660: Nicholas Lechmere *1660–1688: John Heath *1689–1714: Edward Northey *1714–1722: Alexander Denton *1727–1728: Spencer Cowper *1733–1736?: Thomas Abney *1758–1763: Fletcher Norton *1770–1777: John Skynner *1777–1810: John Ord *fl. 1840: William Russell *1869: Park *1893–1895: Samuel Hall *1921– : Sir Joseph Herbert Cunliffe *1946–1947: David ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duchy Of Lancaster
The Duchy of Lancaster is the private estate of the Monarchy of the United Kingdom, British sovereign as Duke of Lancaster. The principal purpose of the estate is to provide a source of independent income to the sovereign. The estate consists of a portfolio of lands, properties and assets held in trust for the sovereign and is administered separately from the Crown Estate. The duchy consists of of land holdings (including rural estates and farmland), urban developments, historic buildings and some commercial properties across England and Wales, particularly in Cheshire, Staffordshire, Derbyshire, Lincolnshire, Yorkshire, Lancashire and the Liberty of the Savoy, Savoy Estate in London. The Duchy of Lancaster is one of two duchies in England, royal duchies: the other is the Duchy of Cornwall, which provides income to the Duke of Cornwall, a title which is traditionally held by the Prince of Wales. As of the financial year ending 31 March 2022, the estate was valued at £652.8 mill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Northey (barrister)
Sir Edward Northey (7 May 1652 – 14 August 1723), of Woodcote House, Epsom, Surrey, was a senior British barrister and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1710 to 1722. During his career in the law, Northey filled several senior posts and eventually became Attorney General for England and Wales. In parliament, he retained a position of influence after the accession of King George I by remaining neutral on significant political issues. Early life Edward Northey was born in 1652, the son of barrister William Northey and his wife Elizabeth Garrett and was baptised at St Mary-le-Bow in London. In preparation for a career in the law, Northey was educated at St Paul's School and matriculated at Queen's College, Oxford on 4 December 1668. He was also admitted at the Middle Temple in 1668 and was called to the bar in 1674. He remained in private practice for the next 15 years, arguing several significant cases in the House of Lords relating to King James II exercise o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Brightman, Baron Brightman
John Anson Brightman, Baron Brightman, Privy Council of the United Kingdom, PC (20 June 1911 – 6 February 2006) was a British barrister and judge who served as a Lords of Appeal in Ordinary, law lord between 1982 and 1986. Early life and career Brightman was born in Sandridge, Hertfordshire, the son of William Henry Brightman, a solicitor, and of Minnie Boston Brightman, ''née'' Way. He was educated at Doon House School in Kent, Marlborough College, and St John's College, Cambridge, where he read law. He was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1932. He then joined the chambers of Fergus Morton, Baron Morton of Henryton, Fergus Morton, later a law lord, and practised at the Chancery bar. During World War II, he volunteered as an Able Seaman (occupation), able seaman in the British Merchant Navy, Merchant Navy from 1939 to 1940, then was commissioned into the Royal Naval Reserve, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, serving on convoy in the Atlantic and the Mediterranean. In 1944, he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milner Holland
Sir Edward Milner Holland (8 September 1902 – 2 November 1969) was a British lawyer. He served as the Attorney-General of the Duchy of Lancaster from 1951 to 1969. Holland was born in Sutton, Surrey, the second son of the publisher Sir Edward John Holland, and was educated at Charterhouse School and at Hertford College, Oxford, (BA, BCL). He was called to the bar by the Inner Temple in 1927, and practised mainly at the Chancery bar. During World War II, he served in the British Army, rising to the rank of Brigadier and serving as the Deputy Director of Personal Services at the War Office. He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1945. After the War, Holland returned to the bar and was made Queen's Counsel in 1948. He was appointed Attorney-General of the Duchy of Lancaster in 1951, and held the position until 1969. He was Chairman of the General Council of the Bar between 1957 and 1958 and between 1962 and 1963. He was a member of the Vassall Tribunal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerald Upjohn, Baron Upjohn
Gerald Ritchie Upjohn, Baron Upjohn, CBE, PC, DL (25 February 1903 – 27 January 1971) was a British soldier and judge. Biography The younger son of William Henry Upjohn KC, he served in the Welsh Guards during the Second World War, reaching the rank of brigadier. In 1948, he sat with Sir George Lynskey and Sir Godfrey Vick on the Lynskey tribunal. Appointed to the Privy Council in 1960, he was Lord Justice of Appeal from 1960 to 1963. On 26 November 1963 he became a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary and was made additionally a life peer by the style title Baron Upjohn, of Little Tey in the County of Essex. While a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary he contributed to a number of significant cases. Three cases of particular importance are Boardman v Phipps 9672 AC 46 (giving a powerful dissent), Vandervell v IRC 9672 AC 291 (where he gave a majority speech) and In re Gulbenkian's Settlements 970AC 508. An interesting problem arose on Lord Upjohn's death. The Judicial Committee of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Jenkins, Baron Jenkins
David Llewelyn Jenkins, Baron Jenkins (8 April 1899 – 21 July 1969) was a British judge. Early life and education Born in Exmouth, he was the third son of Sir John Lewis Jenkins and his wife Florence Mildred, second daughter of Sir Arthur Trevor. An elder brother was Evan Meredith Jenkins, who later served as the last Governor of the Punjab. Jenkins was educated at Charterhouse School and fought then with the 12th Battalion, Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own) in the First World War. After the war, he went to Balliol College, Oxford, and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1920, winning the Hertford and Ireland scholarship. Jenkins was called to the bar by Lincoln's Inn three years later and made his Master of Arts in 1928. Career He was made a King's Counsel in 1938 and subsequently served in the Royal Army Service Corps during the Second World War. In 1945, he became a bencher and in 1946 he was nominated Attorney-General of the Duchy of Lancaster. Jenkins joi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Herbert Cunliffe
Sir Joseph Herbert Cunliffe, (1 July 1867 – 9 April 1963) was a British barrister and Conservative Party politician. Cunliffe was called to the bar in 1896 and took silk in 1912. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Bolton, a two-member constituency, from 1923 to 1929. He was Attorney-General of the Duchy of Lancaster from 1921 to 1946. From 1932 to 1946 he was Chairman of the General Council of the Bar. He was appointed a knight bachelor in the 1926 New Year Honours List. In 1946 he was appointed KBE KBE may refer to: * Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, post-nominal letters * Knowledge-based engineering Knowledge-based engineering (KBE) is the application of knowledge-based systems technology to the domain o .... Arms References Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies People from Bolton UK MPs 1923–1924 UK MPs 1924–1929 Attorneys-General of the Duchy of Lancaster Knights Bachelor 1867 births 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Hall (lawyer)
Samuel or Sam Hall may refer to: *Sam B. Hall Jr. (1924–1994), U.S. Representative from Texas *Sam Hall (diver) (1937–2014), American Olympic diver and member of the Ohio House of Representatives * "Sam Hall" (song), an English folk song *Sam Hall (writer) (1921–2014), American screenwriter *Sam Hall (skier) (born 1988), Australian freestyle skier *Samantha Hall (born 1982), Australian environmental researcher * Samuel A. Hall (died 1887), associate justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia *Samuel Carter Hall (1800–1889), Irish journalist * Samuel H. P. Hall (1804–1877), New York politician *Samuel Read Hall (1795–1877), American educator * Samuel Hall (inventor) (1782–1863), English inventor *Samuel Hall (judoka) (born 1995), British judoka *Samuel Hall (politician), lieutenant governor of Indiana 1840–1843 *Samuel Hall (printer) (1740–1807), American publisher and printer * Sam Hall (rugby league), rugby league player * ''Sam Hall'' (story), a story by Poul Anderso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lord William Russell
Lord William Russell (20 August 1767 – 5 May 1840) was a member of the British aristocratic Russell family and longtime Member of Parliament. He did little to attract public attention after the end of his political career until, in 1840, he was murdered in his sleep by his valet. Life Russell was the posthumous child of Francis Russell, Marquess of Tavistock, eldest son of John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford. He was the youngest brother of Francis Russell, 5th Duke of Bedford, and John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford, and uncle of Francis Russell, 7th Duke of Bedford. Russell married Lady Charlotte Villiers, eldest daughter of George Bussy Villiers, 4th Earl of Jersey, on 11 July 1789; they had seven children. Lady Charlotte died in 1808. As was mentioned in evidence at the trial of his murderer, Russell had a locket containing some of his wife's hair, which he valued greatly. ''The Times'', reporting on proceedings where Russell's eligibility to register as a voter in Middlesex and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Ord
John Ord (1729–1814) was an English barrister and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1774 to 1790. Life The son of Robert Ord and Mary Darnell, he was educated at Newcome's School in Hackney and Trinity College, Cambridge. He graduated B.A. in 1750, and then held a lay fellowship. Called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn, Ord in 1777 became Attorney-General of the Duchy of Lancaster, and in 1778 master in chancery. He stood unsuccessfully for Morpeth in 1761. He was Member of Parliament for Midhurst, Hastings, and Wendover (1774–1790), and was some time chairman of ways and means in the House of Commons. Ord was known also for his garden at Purser's Cross near Fulham in London, which he laid out in 1756, and where exotic trees grew. The variety "Ord's Apple" was raised there by his sister-in-law Anne Simpson. Also known as "Simpson's Pippin" or "Simpson's Seedling", it was from seed of the Newtown Pippin. Ord was a member of the Horticultural Society, and from 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Skynner
Sir John Skynner, PC (1724 – 26 November 1805) was an English judge and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1771 to 1777. He was born in London the son of John Skynner of Great Milton, Oxfordshire and educated at Westminster School and Christ Church, Oxford, where he matriculated in 1742. He entered Lincoln's Inn in 1739 to study law and was called to the bar in 1748. He became attorney-general to the Duchy of Lancaster from 1770 to 1777, made K.C. in 1771 and a bencher at Lincoln's Inn the same year. He was appointed recorder of Woodstock from 1771 to 1780, second justice of Chester from 1772 to 1777 and recorder of Oxford from 1776 to 1797. He was elected Member of Parliament for New Woodstock from 1771 to 1777. He gave up his seat in 1777: he was made a serjeant-at-law on 27 November 1777 and on 1 December was appointed Chief Baron of the Exchequer, a post he held until 1787, after which he was made a Privy Counsellor The Privy Council (PC), officia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fletcher Norton, 1st Baron Grantley
Fletcher Norton, 1st Baron Grantley, PC (23 June 1716 – 1 January 1789) was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1756 to 1782 when he was raised to the peerage as Baron Grantley. Life Norton was the eldest son of Thomas Norton of Grantley, Yorkshire. He was educated at St John's College, Cambridge and the Middle Temple, being called to the bar in 1739. After a period of inactivity, he built up a profitable practice, becoming a King's Counsel in 1754, and later attorney-general for the county palatine of Lancaster. With his father he ordered the building in the mid-1700s of Grantley Hall, near Ripon in North Yorkshire. In 1756 Norton was elected Member of Parliament for Appleby; he represented Wigan from 1761 to 1768, and was appointed solicitor-general for England and knighted in 1762. He took part in the proceedings against John Wilkes, and, having become Attorney General for England and Wales in 1763, prosecuted William Byron, 5th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
