Henry Thring, 1st Baron Thring

Henry Thring, 1st Baron Thring (3 November 1818 – 4 February 1907), was a British lawyer and civil servant.

Thring was appointed First Parliamentary Counsel when that office was established in 1869, a position he held until 1901. He became known for his role as a parliamentary draftsman and as an innovator in the framing of legislation.^[1] In 1886 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Thring, of Alderhurst in the County of Surrey.^[2] He was a regular contributor in the House of Lords until 1905.^[3] Apart from his career in parliament he also served on the Council of the Royal College of Music.^[1]

Lord Thring died in February 1907, aged 88, when the barony became extinct.

References

^ ^a ^b aim25.ac.uk THRING, Henry, 1st Baron Thring (1818-1907)
^ London Gazette: no. 25617. p. 4007. 17 August 1886.
^ Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Mr Henry Thring

Government offices
New office	First Parliamentary Counsel 1869–1901	Succeeded by Sir Courtenay Ilbert
Peerage of the United Kingdom
New creation	Baron Thring 1886–1907	Extinct

Persondata
Name	Thring, Henry
Alternative names
Short description	Lawyer
Date of birth	3 November 1818
Place of birth
Date of death	4 February 1907
Place of death