Horace Davey, Baron Davey

Horace Davey, Baron Davey of Fernhurst in the County of Sussex, PC QC ( born August 29, 1833 † February 20, 1907 ) was a British politician of the Liberal Party and lawyer, who for several years a deputy in the House of Commons, and most recently as Lord of Appeal in Ordinary, due to the Appellate jurisdiction Act as a life peer was also a member of the House of Lords in 1876.

Life

After attending Rugby School Davey graduated in subjects Classical Studies and Mathematics at University College, University of Oxford. After a subsequent study of law, he received in 1861 his legal approval to the Chamber of Lawyers ( Inns of Court ) from Lincoln 's Inn, and then began working as a barrister. For his legal services he was Attorney-General in 1875 (Queen 's Counsel ) and served 1877-1893 as a legal advisor to the University of Oxford. In 1878 he was also known as " Bencher " in the law firm of Lincoln 's Inn.

On March 31, 1880, he was first elected as a candidate of the Liberal Party as the successor of Henry Drummond Wolff to MPs in the House of Commons and represented in this until 24 November 1885 Constituency Christchurch. In January 1886 he was appointed by Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone as the successor of John Eldon Gorst to the Solicitor General and held this position until his replacement by Edward George Clarke few months later. At the same time he was defeated in 1886 Knight Bachelor and led since then the additional name "Sir".

After 1886 a candidate both in the constituency Ipswich and in the constituency Stockport unsuccessfully for a lower house seat, Davey was elected on December 21, 1888 in the constituency of Stockton- on-Tees to MPs in the House of Commons and was this as a representative of the Liberal Party to July 4, 1892.

1893 he was appointed a judge ( Lord Justice of Appeal ) at the Court of Appeal, which is responsible for England and Wales Court of Appeal, where he worked until 1894. In addition, he was appointed to the Privy Councillor in 1893 also.

Last Davey was appointed by Letters patent dated August 13, 1894 due to the Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876 as a Life peer with the title Baron Davey of Fernhurst in the County of Sussex, a member of the House of Lords to the nobility and worked until his death 1907 as Lord Justice (Lord of Appeal in Ordinary).