Edward Mayne
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The Hon. Edward Mayne was one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas
and later removed to The Court of the King's Bench.
Edward Mayne was the eldest son of Charles Mayne (1727–1777) of Freame Mount, County Cavan
and his wife (and cousin) Dorothea Mayne, daughter of Edward Mayne of Brandrum House, Co. Fermanagh. His father, son of Robert Mayne (1679–1753) of Mount Sedborough, County Monaghan
, built Freame Mount in 1772. It looked over the Dartrey estate, owned by Charles's cousin and benefactor, Thomas Dawson, 1st Viscount Cremorne, grandfather of Richard Dawson, 1st Earl of Dartrey
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Mayne was educated at Trinity College Dublin, where he was elected a scholar in 1775. He was called to the Irish bar in 1781. In 1805, he was appointed a Judge of the Common Pleas and was transferred to the King's Bench in 1816, resigning two years later. He was a serious, solemn man and a rigid moralist, and gained a reputation for his severity. Someone inquired of his Christian name, which was met with the reply, "I cannot tell what it is, but I know what it is not, it is not Hugh".
In 1780, he married Sarah, daughter of John Fiddes. They were the parents of Richard Mayne
, the first joint Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, and the grandparents of Richard Charles Mayne
and John Dawson Mayne
.
Court of Common Pleas (Ireland)
The Court of Common Pleas was one of the senior courts of common law in Ireland. It was a mirror image of the equivalent court in England...
and later removed to The Court of the King's Bench.
Edward Mayne was the eldest son of Charles Mayne (1727–1777) of Freame Mount, County Cavan
County Cavan
County Cavan is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Border Region and is also located in the province of Ulster. It is named after the town of Cavan. Cavan County Council is the local authority for the county...
and his wife (and cousin) Dorothea Mayne, daughter of Edward Mayne of Brandrum House, Co. Fermanagh. His father, son of Robert Mayne (1679–1753) of Mount Sedborough, County Monaghan
County Monaghan
County Monaghan is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Border Region and is also located in the province of Ulster. It is named after the town of Monaghan. Monaghan County Council is the local authority for the county...
, built Freame Mount in 1772. It looked over the Dartrey estate, owned by Charles's cousin and benefactor, Thomas Dawson, 1st Viscount Cremorne, grandfather of Richard Dawson, 1st Earl of Dartrey
Richard Dawson, 1st Earl of Dartrey
Richard Dawson, 1st Earl of Dartrey KP , styled the Hon. Richard Dawson until 1827 and the Lord Cremorne from 1827 to 1866, was an Anglo-Irish Liberal, and later Liberal Unionist, politician....
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Mayne was educated at Trinity College Dublin, where he was elected a scholar in 1775. He was called to the Irish bar in 1781. In 1805, he was appointed a Judge of the Common Pleas and was transferred to the King's Bench in 1816, resigning two years later. He was a serious, solemn man and a rigid moralist, and gained a reputation for his severity. Someone inquired of his Christian name, which was met with the reply, "I cannot tell what it is, but I know what it is not, it is not Hugh".
In 1780, he married Sarah, daughter of John Fiddes. They were the parents of Richard Mayne
Richard Mayne
Sir Richard Mayne KCB was a barrister and the joint first Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, the head of the London Metropolitan Police...
, the first joint Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, and the grandparents of Richard Charles Mayne
Richard Charles Mayne
Richard Charles Mayne RN CB FGS MP was a Royal Navy Captain, later Admiral and explorer.Richard Mayne was the son of Sir Richard Mayne KCB and the grandson of Judge Edward Mayne. Both his father and grandfather were graduates of Trinity College, Dublin,. Richard Mayne was educated at Eton...
and John Dawson Mayne
John D. Mayne
The Rt. Hon. John Dawson Mayne P.C. was a British lawyer and legal expert who practised largely in the Madras Presidency. He is largely remembered as the author of Mayne's Hindu Law regarded as a classic and the most authoritative book on the subject.- Life :Mayne was born on December 31, 1828 to...
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