The Lord Thring | |
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First Parliamentary Counsel to the Treasury | |
In office 1869–1886 | |
Preceded by | Inaugural holder |
Succeeded by | Sir Henry Jenkyns |
Parliamentary Counsel to the Home Office | |
In office 1861–1869 | |
Preceded by | Walter Coulson |
Succeeded by | Office abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | Henry Thring 3 November 1818 Alford, Somerset |
Died | 4 February 1907 | (aged 88)
Spouse |
Elizabeth Cardwell
(after 1856) |
Relations |
Godfrey Thring (brother) Edward Thring (brother) Arthur Thring (nephew) |
Children | Katharine Annie Thring |
Parent(s) | Rev. John Gale Dalton Thring Sarah Jenkyns |
Education | Shrewsbury School |
Alma mater | Magdalene College, Cambridge |
Henry Thring, 1st Baron Thring KCB (3 November 1818 – 4 February 1907), was a British lawyer and civil servant.
Henry was born in Alford, Somerset on 3 November 1818. He was the second son of Sarah ( née Jenkyns) Thring (1791–1891) and the Rev. John Gale Dalton Thring (1784–1874), the Rector of Alford and later rural Dean for Cary. [1] Among his siblings were John Charles Thring, Theodore Thring, a Commissioner of Bankruptcy; the schoolmaster Rev. Edward Thring, the hymn-writer Rev. Godfrey Thring and the cricketer and barrister Theodore Thring. [2] [3]
His maternal grandfather was Rev. John Jenkyn of Evercreech, Somerset. [4] His nephew Arthur also served as First Parliamentary Counsel from 1903 to 1917 and was knighted in 1908. [5]
He was educated at Shrewsbury School and Magdalene College, Cambridge. [1]
Thring was appointed First Parliamentary Counsel when that office was established in 1869, a position he held until 1886. [6] [7] He became known for his role as a parliamentary draftsman and as an innovator in the framing of legislation. [8] Thring was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in 1872, [9] and promoted to Knight Commander (KCB) in 1873. [10]
In 1886, he was raised to the peerage as Baron Thring, of Alderhurst in the County of Surrey. [11] He was a regular contributor in the House of Lords until 1905. [12] Apart from his career in Parliament he also served on the Council of the Royal College of Music. [8]
In 1856, he married Elizabeth Cardwell (1822–1897), a daughter of John Cardwell, Esq. [4] Together, they were the parents of one daughter: [1]
Lord Thring, who lived at 5 Queen's Gate Gardens, SW, died in February 1907, aged 88. Upon his death, the barony became extinct. [13]
The Lord Thring | |
---|---|
First Parliamentary Counsel to the Treasury | |
In office 1869–1886 | |
Preceded by | Inaugural holder |
Succeeded by | Sir Henry Jenkyns |
Parliamentary Counsel to the Home Office | |
In office 1861–1869 | |
Preceded by | Walter Coulson |
Succeeded by | Office abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | Henry Thring 3 November 1818 Alford, Somerset |
Died | 4 February 1907 | (aged 88)
Spouse |
Elizabeth Cardwell
(after 1856) |
Relations |
Godfrey Thring (brother) Edward Thring (brother) Arthur Thring (nephew) |
Children | Katharine Annie Thring |
Parent(s) | Rev. John Gale Dalton Thring Sarah Jenkyns |
Education | Shrewsbury School |
Alma mater | Magdalene College, Cambridge |
Henry Thring, 1st Baron Thring KCB (3 November 1818 – 4 February 1907), was a British lawyer and civil servant.
Henry was born in Alford, Somerset on 3 November 1818. He was the second son of Sarah ( née Jenkyns) Thring (1791–1891) and the Rev. John Gale Dalton Thring (1784–1874), the Rector of Alford and later rural Dean for Cary. [1] Among his siblings were John Charles Thring, Theodore Thring, a Commissioner of Bankruptcy; the schoolmaster Rev. Edward Thring, the hymn-writer Rev. Godfrey Thring and the cricketer and barrister Theodore Thring. [2] [3]
His maternal grandfather was Rev. John Jenkyn of Evercreech, Somerset. [4] His nephew Arthur also served as First Parliamentary Counsel from 1903 to 1917 and was knighted in 1908. [5]
He was educated at Shrewsbury School and Magdalene College, Cambridge. [1]
Thring was appointed First Parliamentary Counsel when that office was established in 1869, a position he held until 1886. [6] [7] He became known for his role as a parliamentary draftsman and as an innovator in the framing of legislation. [8] Thring was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in 1872, [9] and promoted to Knight Commander (KCB) in 1873. [10]
In 1886, he was raised to the peerage as Baron Thring, of Alderhurst in the County of Surrey. [11] He was a regular contributor in the House of Lords until 1905. [12] Apart from his career in Parliament he also served on the Council of the Royal College of Music. [8]
In 1856, he married Elizabeth Cardwell (1822–1897), a daughter of John Cardwell, Esq. [4] Together, they were the parents of one daughter: [1]
Lord Thring, who lived at 5 Queen's Gate Gardens, SW, died in February 1907, aged 88. Upon his death, the barony became extinct. [13]