| The Right Honourable The Lord Truro PC |
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| Lord Chancellor | |
| In office 15 July 1850 – 21 February 1852 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | Lord John Russell |
| Preceded by | The Lord Cottenham |
| Succeeded by | The Lord St Leonards |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 July 1782 Castle Street, London |
| Died | 11 November 1858 (aged 76) Eaton Square, London |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Whig |
| Spouse(s) | (1) Mary Wileman (d. 1840) (2) Augusta D'Este (1801-1866) |
| Alma mater | None |
Thomas Wilde, 1st Baron Truro PC (7 July 1782 – 11 November 1858), was a British lawyer, judge and politician. He was Lord Chancellor of Great Britain between 1850 and 1852.
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Born in London, Truro was the second son of Thomas Wilde, an attorney, by his wife Mary Anne (née Knight). James Wilde, 1st Baron Penzance, was his nephew. He was educated at St Paul's School and was admitted an attorney in 1805.
Truro subsequently entered the Inner Temple and was called to the bar in 1817, having practised for two years before as a special pleader. Retained for the defence of Queen Caroline in 1820 he distinguished himself by his cross-examination and laid the foundation of an extensive common law practice. He first entered parliament in the Whig interest as member for Newark (1831–1832 and 1835–1841), afterwards representing Worcester (1841–1846). He was appointed Solicitor General in 1839, and became Attorney General in succession to Sir John Campbell in 1841. In 1846 he was appointed Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas, an office he held until 1850, when he became Lord Chancellor, and was created Baron Truro, of Bowes in the County of Middlesex. He held this latter office until the fall of the Russell ministry in 1852.
Lord Truro married firstly Mary, daughter of William Wileman, in 1813. They had several children. After her death in 1840 he married secondly Mademoiselle D'Este, Augusta Emma D'Este, daughter of Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex and a first cousin of Queen Victoria, on 13 August 1845. There were no children from this marriage. Lord Truro died in London in November 1858, aged 76, and was succeeded in the barony by his second but eldest surviving son, Charles. Lady Truro died in May 1866, aged 64.
Thomas Wilde is commemorated by a Blue plaque erected on the front of 2 Kelvin Avenue Bowes Park London N13 which reads: "Site of Bowes Manor THOMAS WILDE 1st BARON TRURO 1782 – 1855 LORD CHANCELLOR 1850 – 1852 LIVED HERE"
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Michael Thomas Sadler William Handley |
Member of Parliament for Newark 1831 – 1832 With: William Handley |
Succeeded by William Ewart Gladstone William Handley |
| Preceded by Thomas Davies Joseph Bailey |
Member of Parliament for Worcester 1841 – 1847 With: Joseph Bailey |
Succeeded by Sir Denis Le Marchant, Bt Joseph Bailey |
| Legal offices | ||
| Preceded by Sir Robert Monsey Rolfe |
Solicitor General 1839–1841 |
Succeeded by Sir William Webb Follett |
| Preceded by Sir John Campbell |
Attorney General 1841 |
Succeeded by Sir Frederick Pollock |
| Preceded by Sir Frederic Thesiger |
Attorney General 1846 |
Succeeded by Sir John Jervis |
| Preceded by Sir Nicholas Conyngham Tindal |
Chief Justice of the Common Pleas 1846–1850 |
Succeeded by Sir John Jervis |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by The Lord Cottenham |
Lord Chancellor 1850–1852 |
Succeeded by The Lord St Leonards |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by New Creation |
Baron Truro 1850–1855 |
Succeeded by Charles Wilde |
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