Arthur Warren Samuels
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Arthur Warren Samuels was an Irish Unionist Alliance Member of Parliament
(MP) in the United Kingdom Parliament and subsequently a Judge. The Irish Unionists were the Irish wing of the Conservative Party
.
He attended Trinity College, Dublin
, before being called to the Irish Bar in 1877. He became a Queen's Counsel
(QC) in 1894 and was called to the English bar in 1896.
Samuels was Solicitor-General for Ireland
1917-1918 and Attorney-General for Ireland
in 1918-1919. He was also made a member of the Privy Council of Ireland
in 1918.
He was MP for Dublin University 1917-1919, having previously been defeated in a 1903 by-election for the same constituency.
Samuels left the House of Commons
when he was appointed to the office of Justice of the King's Bench Division of the Irish High Court in 1919, an office which he held until 1925. Maurice Healy in The Old Munster Circuit praised his personal qualities but as Law Officer and judge dismissed him as " undistinguished :.
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(MP) in the United Kingdom Parliament and subsequently a Judge. The Irish Unionists were the Irish wing of the Conservative Party
Conservative Party (UK)
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.
He attended Trinity College, Dublin
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, before being called to the Irish Bar in 1877. He became a Queen's Counsel
Queen's Counsel
Queen's Counsel , known as King's Counsel during the reign of a male sovereign, are lawyers appointed by letters patent to be one of Her [or His] Majesty's Counsel learned in the law...
(QC) in 1894 and was called to the English bar in 1896.
Samuels was Solicitor-General for Ireland
Solicitor-General for Ireland
The Solicitor-General for Ireland was the holder of an Irish and then United Kingdom government office. The holder was a deputy to the Attorney-General for Ireland, and advised the Crown on Irish legal matters. At least one holder of the office, Patrick Barnewall played a significant role in...
1917-1918 and Attorney-General for Ireland
Attorney-General for Ireland
The Attorney-General for Ireland was an Irish and then United Kingdom government office. The holder was senior to the Solicitor-General for Ireland, and advised the Crown on Irish legal matters...
in 1918-1919. He was also made a member of the Privy Council of Ireland
Privy Council of Ireland
The Privy Council of Ireland was an institution of the Kingdom of Ireland until 31 December 1800 and of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 1801-1922...
in 1918.
He was MP for Dublin University 1917-1919, having previously been defeated in a 1903 by-election for the same constituency.
Samuels left the House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
when he was appointed to the office of Justice of the King's Bench Division of the Irish High Court in 1919, an office which he held until 1925. Maurice Healy in The Old Munster Circuit praised his personal qualities but as Law Officer and judge dismissed him as " undistinguished :.