Henry Thring, 1st Baron Thring
Henry Thring, 1st Baron Thring KCB (3 November 1818 – 4 February 1907), was a British lawyer and civil servant.
Background
Henry was born in Alford, Somerset to Rev John Gale Dalton Thring (1784–1874), the Rector of Alford and later rural Dean for Cary; and Sarah née Jenkyns (1791–1891).[1]
Career in the civil service
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.[2] Thring was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in 1872,[3] and promoted to Knight Commander (KCB) in 1873.[4] In 1886, he was raised to the peerage as Baron Thring, of Alderhurst in the County of Surrey.[5] He was a regular contributor in the House of Lords until 1905.[6] Apart from his career in parliament he also served on the Council of the Royal College of Music.[2]
Family
He married Elizabeth née Cardwell (1822–1897) in 1856; they had one daughter, the Hon Katharine Annie Thring (1861–1947) who did not marry.[1]
Lord Thring died in February 1907, aged 88, when the barony became extinct.
Styles of address
- 1818–1872: Mr Henry Thring
- 1872–1873: Mr Henry Thring CB
- 1873–1886: Sir Henry Thring KCB
- 1886–1907: The Right Honourable The Lord Thring KCB
References
- 1 2 Venn, John (1954). Alumni Cantabrigienses: Part II Vol 4. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press. p. 183. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
- 1 2 aim25.ac.uk THRING, Henry, 1st Baron Thring (1818-1907)
- ↑ "No. 23931". The London Gazette. 24 December 1872. p. 6429.
- ↑ "No. 23962". The London Gazette. 28 March 1873. p. 1711.
- ↑ "No. 25617". The London Gazette. 17 August 1886. p. 4007.
- ↑ Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Mr Henry Thring
External links
- Works by Henry Thring Thring at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about Henry Thring, 1st Baron Thring at Internet Archive
| 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 |