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| Denman, Thomas. Adm. pens. at ST JOHN'S, June 23, 1796; re-adm. Dec. 23, 1809. S. and h. of Thomas, M.D., Court physician, of [Feltham Hall], Middlesex. B. Feb. 23, 1779, in Queen Street, Golden Square. School, Eton. Matric. Michs. 1799; B.A. 1800; M.A. 1803. Adm. at Lincoln's Inn, June 23, 1798. Called to the Bar, 1806. M.P. for Wareham, 1818-20; for Nottingham, 1820-6, and again, 1830-2. Joined the Midland Circuit and Lincoln Sessions. Bencher, 1820. Solicitor-General to Queen Caroline, 1820-1; in whose defence he took the principal part. K.C., 1828. Attorney-General, 1830. Knighted, 1830. Serjeant-at-law, 1832. Lord Chief Justice, 1832. Created Baron Denman of Dovedale, 1834. His name is connected with several great trials, including that of Lord Cardigan (James Thomas Brudenell) before the House of Lords, Feb. 16, 1841; the prosecution of Moxon for blasphemy in 1841; the Chartist rioters; Regina v. Millis on the validity of Presbyterian marriage, 1843; Daniel O'Connell's appeal from his conviction in Dublin, 1844; Removal of Aliens' Bill, 1848. Early in 1850 he resigned his post owing to ill-health. He was the first Chief Justice of England who sat in the House of Lords without his judicial robes. Married, Oct. 18, 1804, Anne Theodosia, dau. of Rev. Richard Vevers. From 1843 was much occupied with the extinction of the slave trade. In 1852 published Pamphlets in favour of legalizing marriage with a deceased wife's sister, and also Nine Letters to the Lord Chancellor on various points connected with the Common Law Procedure Bill, upon the reading of which he made his last speech, May 27, 1852. In 1853, after Uncle Tom's Cabin came out, he was prevailed upon to write in The Standard and afterwards to republish seven Articles in which he bitterly attacked Dickens, long his intimate friend, for the character of Mrs Jellyby in Bleak House which he looked on as retarding the completion of negro emancipation; the excitement overcame him and brought on the paralytic strokes from which he died Sept. 22, 1854, at Stoke Albany, Northants. Buried there. Father of George (1838), Lewis W. (1839) and Richard (1831). (Eton Coll. Reg.; G.E.C.; D.N.B.; St John's Adm. Bk.; Boase; Foss, Lives of the Judges; Arnold, Life of Denman.) | Thomas DENMAN Approx. lifespan: 1779–1854 pens. St John's College adm1796:06:23 Re-adm 1809:12:23 s. and h. of Thomas Denman, MD Court Physician of: : [Feltham Hall] Middlesex b. Queen Street, Golden Square, [ London ] 1779:02:23 Sch: Eton Matric 1799:10MT: BA 1800 MA 1803 Adm. Lincoln's Inn: 1798:06:23 Called to the Bar: 1806 M.P. for: : Wareham, [ Dorset ] 1818-20 for Nottingham, [ Nottinghamshire ] 1820-26, and again 1830-32 Joined: Midland Circuit and Lincoln Sessions Bencher: 1820 Solicitor-General to: : Queen Caroline 1820-21 ;in whose defence he took the principal part. KC 1828 Attorney-General: 1830 Knighted 1830 Serjeant-at-Law: 1832 Lord Chief Justice: 1832 Created Baron DENMAN of Dovedale 1834 His name is connected with several great trials, including that of Lord Cardigan (James Thomas Brudenell) before House of Lords 1841:02:16 the prosecution of Moxon for blasphemy in1841 the Chartist rioters; Regina v. Millis on the validity of Presbyterian marriage 1843 Daniel O'Connell's appeal from his conviction in Dublin 1844 Removal of Aliens' Bill 1848 Early: in1850 he resigned his post owing to ill-health. He was the first Chief Justice of: : England who sat in House of Lords without his judicial robes. m. 1804:10:18 Anne Theodosia VEVERS dau. of Rev. Richard VEVERS From 1843 was much occupied with the extinction of the slave trade. In 1852 published Pamphlets in favour of legalizing marriage with a deceased wife's sister, and also Nine Letters to the Lord Chancellor on: : various points connected with the Common Law Procedure Bill, upon the reading of which he made his last speech 1852:05:27 In 1853, after Uncle Tom's Cabin came out, he was prevailed upon to write in The Standard and afterwards to republish seven Articles in which he bitterly attacked Dickens, long his intimate friend, for the character of Mrs Jellyby in Bleak House which he looked on as retarding the completion of negro emancipation; the excitement overcame him and brought on the paralytic strokes from which he died. d. Stoke Albany, Northamptonshire 1854:09:22 bur. there. father of George DENMAN (1838), Lewis W. (1839) and Richard (1831) ( Eton College Reg.; G.E.C.; D.N.B.; St John's Adm. Bk.; Boase ; Foss, Lives of the Judges ; Arnold, Life of Denman. ) [add:]A contributor to the Monthly Review 1807–13[:add] [add:]B.C. Naugh??, Yale University[:add] |