Thomas Denman

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Thomas Denman was a prominent 19th-century English lawyer and politician who later became Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales.

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instanceOf British politician
Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
barrister
human
judge
appointedBy William IV
birthDate 1779-07-23
birthPlace London
linked to: London, England
burialPlace Kensal Green Cemetery
child Thomas Denman, 2nd Baron Denman
countryOfCitizenship Great Britain
United Kingdom
deathDate 1854-09-26
deathPlace London
linked to: London, England
educatedAt Eton College
Lincoln’s Inn
linked to: Lincoln's Inn

St John’s College, Cambridge
endTime 1850
familyName Denman
father Thomas Denman (physician)
givenName Thomas
honorificTitle 1st Baron Denman
knownFor advocacy for civil liberties
liberal legal reforms
languageSpokenWrittenOrSigned English
memberOf Whig Party
nobleTitle Baron Denman
nobleTitleOf United Kingdom
notableCase Queen Caroline’s trial
Stockdale v. Hansard
notableWork defence of Queen Caroline
occupation judge
lawyer
politician
officeEnd Lord Chief Justice of the King’s Bench, 1850
officeStart Lord Chief Justice of the King’s Bench, 1832
parliamentaryTerm MP for Nottingham
MP for Wareham
partOf Judiciary of England and Wales
positionHeld Attorney General for England and Wales
Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
Lord Chief Justice of the King’s Bench
Member of Parliament
religion Church of England
sexOrGender male
spouse Theodosia Vevers
startTime 1832

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Trial of Queen Caroline defendedBy Thomas Denman