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Thomas Pemberton Leigh, 1st Baron Kingsdown.
British politician (1793-1867)
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About Thomas Pemberton Leigh, 1st Baron Kingsdown
Thomas Pemberton Leigh, 1st Baron Kingsdown PC, QC, was a British barrister, judge and politician. Originally a successful equity lawyer, he then entered politics and sat as an MP from 1831 to 1832 and from 1835 to 1843. From 1841 to 1843 he was attorney-general for the Duchy of Cornwall. However, he is best remembered for his role on the judicial committee of the Privy Council, of which he was a member for nearly twenty years. Having turned down the post of Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain in 1858, he was the same year elevated to the peerage as Baron Kingsdown. He died unmarried in October 1867, aged 74.
Everything about Thomas Pemberton Leigh, 1st Baron Kingsdown →- Occupation
- politician, barrister
- Position held
- Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom, member of the 14th Parliament of the United Kingdom, member of the 13th Parliament of the United Kingdom, member of the 12th Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Kingdom of Great Britain
- Born
- February 11, 1793
- Died
- October 7, 1867