Francis Jeune, 1st Baron St Helier
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Francis Henry Jeune, 1st Baron St Helier GCB
, PC, QC
(17 March 1843 – 9 April 1905), known as Sir Francis Jeune (1891-1905), was a British judge. He was President of the Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division
of the High Court of Justice
(1892-1905) and Judge Advocate General (1892-1895).
, Bishop of Peterborough
, and Margaret, daughter of Henry Symons. Educated at Harrow
and Balliol College, Oxford
, he was President of the Oxford Union
in 1864. In 1868, he was called to the Bar
, Inner Temple
.
. In 1891, he was appointed as a Judge in the Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division of the High Court
and knighted. In June 1892, he became President of the Court in succession to Sir Charles Parker Butt
and sworn of the Privy Council. In December of that year, he was also appointed Judge Advocate General by Liberal
Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone
, a post he held until 1895. He continued as President of the Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division until January 1905 when, beset by ill health, he resigned. In 1897, he was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
(KCB) and, in 1902, a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB). In February 1905, he was granted an annuity of £3,500 and raised to the peerage
as Baron St Helier of St Helier in the Island of Jersey and of Arlington Manor in the County of Berkshire.
, the recently widowed daughter of Keith William Stewart-Mackenzie and Hannah Charlotte Hope-Vere. In 1882, their only child, a son, Francis Jeune, was born; on 19 August 1904, he died of enteric
fever in Poona, India. Lord St Helier died the next year, on 9 April 1905, aged 62. As he had no surviving male issue, the barony died with him. Lady St Helier died in January 1931.
Order of the Bath
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate mediæval ceremony for creating a knight, which involved bathing as one of its elements. The knights so created were known as Knights of the Bath...
, PC, QC
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...
(17 March 1843 – 9 April 1905), known as Sir Francis Jeune (1891-1905), was a British judge. He was President of the Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division
President of the Family Division
The President of the Family Division is the head of the Family Division of the High Court of Justice in England and Wales. The Family division was created in 1971, out of the former Admiralty Court and probate courts into the then Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division.As of 13 April 2010,...
of the High Court of Justice
High Court of Justice
The High Court of Justice is, together with the Court of Appeal and the Crown Court, one of the Senior Courts of England and Wales...
(1892-1905) and Judge Advocate General (1892-1895).
Background and education
Jeune was the son of The Right Reverend Francis JeuneFrancis Jeune
Francis Jeune or François Jeune was Dean of Jersey, 1838–1844, Master of Pembroke College, Oxford and Bishop of Peterborough, 1864-1868....
, Bishop of Peterborough
Bishop of Peterborough
The Bishop of Peterborough is the ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Peterborough in the Province of Canterbury.The diocese covers the counties of Northamptonshire, Rutland and the Soke of Peterborough in Cambridgeshire...
, and Margaret, daughter of Henry Symons. Educated at Harrow
Harrow School
Harrow School, commonly known simply as "Harrow", is an English independent school for boys situated in the town of Harrow, in north-west London.. The school is of worldwide renown. There is some evidence that there has been a school on the site since 1243 but the Harrow School we know today was...
and Balliol College, Oxford
Balliol College, Oxford
Balliol College , founded in 1263, is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England but founded by a family with strong Scottish connections....
, he was President of the Oxford Union
Oxford Union
The Oxford Union Society, commonly referred to simply as the Oxford Union, is a debating society in the city of Oxford, Britain, whose membership is drawn primarily but not exclusively from the University of Oxford...
in 1864. In 1868, he was called to the Bar
Call to the bar
The Call to the Bar is a legal term of art in most common law jurisdictions where persons must be qualified to be allowed to argue in court on behalf of another party, and are then said to have been "called to the bar" or to have received a "call to the bar"...
, Inner Temple
Inner Temple
The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple, commonly known as Inner Temple, is one of the four Inns of Court in London. To be called to the Bar and practise as a barrister in England and Wales, an individual must belong to one of these Inns...
.
Judicial career
In 1888, Jeune became a Queen's CounselQueen'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...
. In 1891, he was appointed as a Judge in the Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division of the High Court
High Court of Justice
The High Court of Justice is, together with the Court of Appeal and the Crown Court, one of the Senior Courts of England and Wales...
and knighted. In June 1892, he became President of the Court in succession to Sir Charles Parker Butt
Charles Parker Butt
Sir Charles Parker Butt Q.C. was an English High Court judge and a Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1880 to 1883....
and sworn of the Privy Council. In December of that year, he was also appointed Judge Advocate General by Liberal
Liberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone
William Ewart Gladstone
William Ewart Gladstone FRS FSS was a British Liberal statesman. In a career lasting over sixty years, he served as Prime Minister four separate times , more than any other person. Gladstone was also Britain's oldest Prime Minister, 84 years old when he resigned for the last time...
, a post he held until 1895. He continued as President of the Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division until January 1905 when, beset by ill health, he resigned. In 1897, he was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Order of the Bath
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate mediæval ceremony for creating a knight, which involved bathing as one of its elements. The knights so created were known as Knights of the Bath...
(KCB) and, in 1902, a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB). In February 1905, he was granted an annuity of £3,500 and raised to the peerage
Peerage
The Peerage is a legal system of largely hereditary titles in the United Kingdom, which constitute the ranks of British nobility and is part of the British honours system...
as Baron St Helier of St Helier in the Island of Jersey and of Arlington Manor in the County of Berkshire.
Family
On 17 August 1881, Lord St Helier married Susan Mary Elizabeth StanleySusan Jeune, Baroness St Helier
Susan Jeune, Baroness St Helier, DBE , born Susan Stewart-Mackenzie, was a London County Council alderman and the wife of Francis Jeune, 1st Baron St Helier.-Background:...
, the recently widowed daughter of Keith William Stewart-Mackenzie and Hannah Charlotte Hope-Vere. In 1882, their only child, a son, Francis Jeune, was born; on 19 August 1904, he died of enteric
Enteric
Enteric can refer to:* A general term describing something related to or associated with the intestines** Microorganisms that inhabit the intestines are commonly known as enteric bacteria* Enteric nervous system...
fever in Poona, India. Lord St Helier died the next year, on 9 April 1905, aged 62. As he had no surviving male issue, the barony died with him. Lady St Helier died in January 1931.