Frederic Thesiger, 1st Baron Chelmsford

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Frederic Thesiger, 1st Baron Chelmsford

Frederic Thesiger, 1st Baron Chelmsford (born April 25, 1794 in London ; † October 5, 1878 ibid) was a British lawyer and politician.

Life

He was the third son of Charles Thesiger. His father had made his fortune as a tax collector on St. Vincent (West Indies). His brother Sir Frederic Thesiger served as aide-de-camp under Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson in the naval battle of Copenhagen .

Frederic Thesiger should also initially make a career in the Royal Navy . However, after his older brothers both died and it was clear that he would inherit his father's fortune, he studied law. Thesiger made a name for himself as a lawyer. However, his father's country estate in the Caribbean was completely destroyed by a volcanic eruption, so Thesiger stayed in Great Britain. He took on a variety of spectacular criminal defenses. In 1834 he was appointed King's Counsel .

From 1840 on, Thesiger was a member of the House of Commons . In 1844 he was appointed Solicitor General and the following year Attorney General . In 1846 he resigned from office with the government and resumed his legal practice, but he retained his seat in parliament.

Under the government of Lord Derby ( Edward Geoffrey Smith Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby ) he became Lord Chancellor in 1858 , at the same time he was raised to the nobility as Baron Chelmsford . After the government had to resign in the same year and Thesiger held the office again from 1866 to 1868, he withdrew from politics. He died in London ten years later.

Frederic Thesiger married Anna Maria Tinling in 1822, with whom he had four sons and three daughters. His eldest son and heir to the title, Frederic Augustus Thesiger, 2nd Baron Chelmsford , was British Commander-in-Chief in the Zulu War .

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predecessor Office successor
New title created Baron Chelmsford
1858-1878 		Frederic Augustus Thesiger
personal data
SURNAME Thesiger, Frederic, 1st Baron Chelmsford
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Thesiger, Frederic
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British lawyer and politician, Member of the House of Commons
DATE OF BIRTH April 25, 1794
PLACE OF BIRTH London
DATE OF DEATH October 5, 1878
Place of death London