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William Hey (Chief Justice)
William Hey (c. 1733–1797) was a British lawyer who became Chief Justice of Quebec in 1766 and helped formulate the legal system for the province. He sat in the British House of Commons from 1774 to 1776. Early life Hey was the son of Thomas Hey (c1710-?), formerly a merchant of Venice, and his wife Elizabeth Markham, widow of Sir Thomas Palmer, 4th Baronet, of Wingham. He was educated at Eton College in 1748 and was admitted at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge in 1750. He was admitted at Middle Temple in 1750 and was called to the bar in 1756. From 1763 to 1766 he was Recorder of Sandwich and deputy recorder of Dover. Chief Justice At the beginning of 1766 the attorney-general, Charles Yorke, recommended Hey for Chief Justice of Quebec and he was appointed on 3 February 1766. On 5 June he married Jane Faunce (1744–1772) daughter of Thomas Faunce (1705–1797) and Jane Faunce née Barrell (1705–1759). They left Plymouth in June and reached Quebec in September togethe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Member Of Parliament
A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members often have a different title. The terms congressman/congresswoman or deputy are equivalent terms used in other jurisdictions. The term parliamentarian is also sometimes used for members of parliament, but this may also be used to refer to unelected government officials with specific roles in a parliament and other expert advisers on parliamentary procedure such as the Senate Parliamentarian in the United States. The term is also used to the characteristic of performing the duties of a member of a legislature, for example: "The two party leaders often disagreed on issues, but both were excellent parliamentarians and cooperated to get many good things done." Members of parliament typically form parliamentary groups, sometimes called caucuse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |