Theodore Thring (4 August 1816 — 28 September 1891) was an

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er and barrister. The son of The Reverend John Gale Dalton Thring and Sarah née Jenkyn, he was born in

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in August 1816. He was educated at

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, before going up to

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. Thring did not play

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for

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while studying at Trinity, but he did appear for the

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(MCC) against

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in 1840. Batting once in the match, he was dismissed for 7 runs in the MCC first innings by Nicholas Darnell. A student of the

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, he was

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to practice as a barrister in January 1843. He was appointed the commissioner of bankruptcy for

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in 1869, having been the joint-registrar since 1862. He was later deputy chairman of the

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for Somerset. He was appointed a deputy lieutenant for Somerset in May 1875, in addition to serving as a

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for the county. He was the author of

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on ''The Criminal Law of the Navy'' and the ''

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''. Thring died at Castle Cary on 28 September 1891, two days after the death of his centenarian mother.Death of Mr. Theodore Thring. ''West Somerset Free Press''. 3 October 1891. p. 8 His brothers were the lawyer and civil servant

Henry Thring, 1st Baron Thring Henry Thring, 1st Baron Thring KCB (3 November 1818 – 4 February 1907), was a British lawyer and civil servant. Early life Henry was born in Alford, Somerset on 3 November 1818. He was the second son of Sarah (née Jenkyns) Thring (1791� ...

, the clergyman and hymn writer

Godfrey Thring Godfrey Thring (25 March 1823 – 13 September 1903), was an Anglican clergyman and hymn writer. Life Godfrey Thring was born at Alford, Somerset, the son of the rector, Rev. John Gale Dalton Thring and Sarah née Jenkyns. He was brother of Th ...

and the clergyman and teacher

John Charles Thring John Charles Thring (11 June 1824 – 3 October 1909), known during his life as "Charles Thring" or "J. C. Thring", was an English clergyman and teacher, notable for his contributions to the early history of association football. Early life Thr ...

. His nephew, Charles Thring, also played first-class cricket.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Thring, Theodore 1816 births 1891 deaths People from South Somerset (district) People educated at Eton College Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge Members of the Inner Temple English cricketers Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers English male non-fiction writers English legal writers Deputy Lieutenants of Somerset English justices of the peace English barristers