, 1875-02-06


bottor known AZ Lord st. Lcanar1a, WHICH oc"
cul rcd in England, Jan. 20, removed. at tho ssa
Of VI years. + 1nan who through uib ofsn lu-
tustry and merits had 1ison from an s,aas obscure
ihe LEGAL protcation; and 10 40 nonoiapsa
portion among th, Peers OF d:oas nrltsla.
si.isden, llke Charlos Abbott. Lord Tenter,
op was tS ns, sn 500 =, g 81, 1onte sa rprre 'a
scented Grnat britain In lie negot'atlon OF tho
Treat- OF Washington. and a!tetwefd took part
il, the Arbitration proceedings IN 9oneva- len,
iesdon becama Chef justico OF LnRIelio; anu Ana
6uyden Lord .Chauccllos, aud the'r career affords
another aud striking illustration or tile rewards
omen to br til, subjects Of superior. merit. in
Whatever rank Of eoc csr tey 1aay DO o7rnt WHO
ndout ehe professon Ut tue law.
| ness in London. Edward Dlu tclsnaw Was lIs
| SECOND son, and WIS born III l7Sl. Ho stHdletl
| law an n,ember Of Lincoln's Inn, and was "a.
| mittei 10 the Bar in 1901. For ten years no
famed yo,y Ieh rank In that branch q lar.
| Ills advancement was very grcatls accelerated
1,y his ability rs LAW writer. Before no waa
! Vi years old he had written tho mel! KooWn
| rurchnsere Of Estatos, = work which ran through
two editions, oetore Ais admission to tue BAR has
sicco been rcplutsl in more than twtDty c'li-
tlonn, and Is Rtili snsHrpaAhed a. an amthofats;
Th,s Trss<'.s Es' 'o'.o"ea on poaers % Soon .srn.r
| his ''soricn Of Letters to > hiaa Of
Property. on Duying so'llng, ote., r..
tates," arpca,cd, uf s,,lch ffty yeafs later
"a Handy Bonk on Fronelty Law" IN 1s11 hc
Issued a maste11y edition OF ''Gilbcrta Law OF
Uses and Trusts" Thcae and other slnlilaf
vorss rave him &, higl! repa,otlon shas ley ley
they nera submit Cd to his revision, md Ia Was
oyerrnD with buH,ness. To burdensome did his
rrhctica brcous that. notwithstanding rs profit
nble uaturs. he determined for tho future 10
l a. ~ F1tIu3 3nhd
In 1871 he won't Into tue Court OF chancesv
hut BRIEFS 4oon bcaet him there as abstracts bad
formerfv and he Wss ~ mno!s pschned to 1!eat'
for lltican'a ~ formerly to advise fsz p.irchas,
seven Years inter- IN juno 1929, Just rear be
lore tho doeth Of George ". he sueceeded sIt
Nicholas conyDshan III; 1ai 40 sollcitor-slan'
cral in the Duke Of WeIlingson'a aaa!lnls
hood. In 1850, vhen tho Wings CONT
inta pawer in tie autumn, he resigned his otife,
but it'll rotainod ths unJi,putod lesd IN tnt
Cou.t Of Chancosy. Four yoars Inter. when th:
onco appointed, nntier sr Robert peel's admin
tstration, Lord Chancellor OF Ireland. Tbs Con
! aervatyes remained In power only from Docem
Ler, 1884, until April, 1875: 50 that VI. solm @ o
lad he shown, eyeu in this slbort time. tin
ia aaptAmbes, le41, when tho Conservative
again ob.ainad power unda. Peel, 10 w*s At ono!
ranlsacd to tl.e lcad Of tho il'gh Conrt of Trial
"
, sotiys rnombat of Parliamsnt Representing
sacceseive!y Weymouth md Afoleomno Regis
: | st. Alawcs and ltinon. IIa retained hts acn
! on tho Irish Bench with tie h,ghctt re1nl
2 tation for nearly fonr years. until u
change Of parties In July, 1916. For til
yats business. illa retirement: however, -
duo to ths political condition Of England. Wbe1
|iy political friends came into power .once moro
nnder Lord Derhy's first administration, tlei
opinion of his ability wea shown by big .npo'n'
. nient ~ Lord High Chancellor Of Great biilair
: wa datod Feb. u, 1852. and tho daY aftor b
was made 4 Peer of England BY tbs title of 1}a1o
: 1t. Leonards, Of SlsuEhau,, IN Sussex lIiA teri
= ~ Lord Chancellor taased only for ton month!
i Whaa he wept out of office with his party. ! !!
= occurred On the 3bth Of December, 1852. !
= Minister, tlo was deslroua to roaprolnt huRde
: N Lotd Chancellor, Guk thu latter declined ~
r. oltlce on account OF his advanced age, and 81
Frederick ThesiRer rocolSed it and MAS tat1cd
tho Pen1apo ~ Baroa Chelmsford. Lord 4
. I4conards, however, continued to participate
member o. tia Juliclai Committee Of til
Privy Council. In 1888, no 1oceiysd the dcgrs
Of Ill. D. from tll~ University of Cambridge.
, His wife WAS ths daughter of alr: john KNAPP
Z. and ho has loft several children. His ago e1cee
N ad that Of Lord Lynuhurst. h!s predecessor
y Lord Chancellor, who died in 1865 1t tho age
:. " vesrR.
= Without nit or great accomplishments asIt
90 from his loyal pursuits, Lord st. LeonaE{1a pn
- ssssea mind which haa been almost nneana''
- ia this caotury for acutencss, and exhibited
Industry which has rarely been sl,rpassed. IL
=. been e1efciaed In leplng 10 modify tho polite
- ~ well a. tho legal system Of England, iu CO.
~ formlty with tho doulAuts OF hbo1Al ers. 3
:. hs died a. he lived-au untllnchipg Tory.