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Horatio Waddington
Horatio Waddington, Privy Council of the United Kingdom, PC (1799 –3 October 1867) (also known as Horace Waddington) was the Permanent Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department from 1848 to 1867. Waddington was second son of the Rev George Waddington, vicar of Tuxford, Nottinghamshire. His brother was the priest and writer George Waddington. Waddington was educated at Charterhouse School and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he was Bell Scholar in 1817, a Scholar and Pitt Scholar in 1818, Porson Prizeman for 1819, and winner of the Chancellor's Medal and 18th Wrangler (University of Cambridge), wrangler in 1820. He was elected a fellow of Trinity in 1820. A barrister, Waddington was called to the Bar by Lincoln's Inn in 1825 before joining the Midland Circuit. He was Recorder (judge), Recorder of Warwick and of Lichfield from 1838 to 1848, when Sir George Grey, 2nd Baronet, Sir George Grey appointed him Permanent Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department, where he r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Privy Council Of The United Kingdom
The Privy Council (PC), officially His Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, is a formal body of advisers to the sovereign of the United Kingdom. Its membership mainly comprises senior politicians who are current or former members of either the House of Commons or the House of Lords. The Privy Council formally advises the sovereign on the exercise of the Royal Prerogative, and as a body corporate (as King-in-Council) it issues executive instruments known as Orders in Council which, among other powers, enact Acts of Parliament. The Council also holds the delegated authority to issue Orders of Council, mostly used to regulate certain public institutions. The Council advises the sovereign on the issuing of Royal Charters, which are used to grant special status to incorporated bodies, and city or borough status to local authorities. Otherwise, the Privy Council's powers have now been largely replaced by its executive committee, the Cabinet of the United Kingdom. Certai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
