Benjamin Bridges Hunter Rodwell QC (17 January 1815 – 6 February 1892) was a British lawyer and Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1874 to 1881.
Rodwell was the son of William Rodwell, a banker of Ipswich, and his wife Elizabeth Anne Hunter, daughter of Benjamin Hunter of Glencarse, Perthshire. He was educated at Charterhouse School and Trinity College, Cambridge. He was admitted at Inner Temple and called to the bar at Middle Temple in 1840.[1] He served on the South-Eastern Circuit. In 1858, he became a Queen's Counsel and Bencher of his Inn. He was a J.P. and Deputy Lieutenant of Suffolk and Chairman of the quarter sessions.[2]
Rodwell was elected as a Member of Parliament for Cambridgeshire in 1874, being reelected in 1879 and resigning in 1881.[3]
Rodwell died at his residence Woodlands, Holbrook at the age of 77.
Rodwell married Mary Packer Boggis, daughter of James Boggis in 1844.[2]
Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Benjamin Rodwell
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Lord George Manners Sir Henry Brand Eliot Constantine Yorke |
Member of Parliament for Cambridgeshire 1874–1881 With: Sir Henry Brand 1874–1881 Eliot Constantine Yorke 1874–1879 Edward Hicks |
Succeeded by Sir Henry Brand Edward Hicks James Redfoord Bulwer |