Sir William Moore Johnson, 1st Baronet
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Rt Hon Sir William Moore Johnson, 1st Baronet KC (1828 – 9 December 1918)[1] was an Irish barrister and judge.
He was the son of Rev. William Johnson, chancellor of the Diocese of Cloyne. He was educated at Dublin University, entered Lincoln's Inn in 1849, and was called to the Irish bar four years later. In 1872, he became a Queen's Counsel.[2]
He was elected as a Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) for Mallow in County Cork in 1880, and held the seat until 1883.[1] He also served as Solicitor General for Ireland from 1880 to 1881.[3] In 1881, he was sworn a member of the Privy Council of Ireland[4] and made Attorney General for Ireland.[3] He remained Attorney General until 1883, when he was appointed a Justice of the Queen's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice in Ireland. He married Susan, daughter of Richard Bayly of Green Park, the following year.[2]
He was created a Baronet (of Dublin) in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 24 November 1909 after his retirement from the court that year. The title became extinct on his death.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Historical list of MPs: M. Leigh Rayment's peerage pages. Retrieved on 2007-11-10.
- ^ a b Ball, F. Elrington (2005). The Judges in Ireland, 1221-1921. The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd., 374–375. Retrieved on 2007-11-10.
- ^ a b c Baronets: J. Leigh Rayment's peerage pages. Retrieved on 2007-11-10.
- ^ Privy councillors. Leigh Rayment's peerage pages. Retrieved on 2007-11-10.
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by John George McCarthy |
Member of Parliament for Mallow 1880–1883 |
Succeeded by William O'Brien |
| Legal offices | ||
| Preceded by Hugh Holmes |
Solicitor General for Ireland 1880–1881 |
Succeeded by Andrew Marshall Porter |
| Preceded by Hugh Law |
Attorney General for Ireland 1881–1883 |
Succeeded by Andrew Marshall Porter |
| Baronetage of the United Kingdom | ||
| New creation | Baronet (of Dublin) 1909–1919 |
Extinct |
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