Henry William Tancred
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Henry William Tancred QC
(1781 – 20 August 1860) was an English Whig and Liberal
politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1832 to 1858.
Tancred was the second son of Sir Thomas Tancred, 5th Baronet and his wife Penelope Smith, daughter of Thomas Assheton Smith
of Bowdon, Cheshire
. He was educated at Eton College
and admitted to Trinity Hall, Cambridge
in 1799 and also at Lincoln's Inn
on 4 May 1799. He migrated to Jesus College, Cambridge
) on October 15, 1800. He was a scholar in 1802 and was awarded B.A. in 1804. He was also called to the Bar on 11 May 1804. He was awarded M.A. in 1807 and became a Fellow of Jesus College in 1808.
Tancred was elected as a Member of Parliament for Banbury
in the 1832 general election
and resigned on 4 November 1858 by appointment as Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds.
Tancred was a Bencher from 1832 to 1860. He became Q.C. in 1840 and Treasurer from 1845 to 1846. He was one of the founders of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. His publications included Review of the Policy of the British Government in the Treatment of its Catholic Subjects. He also published Plato's Republic and the Greek Enlightenment
Tancred died at Margate aged 78.
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...
(1781 – 20 August 1860) was an English Whig and 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...
politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1832 to 1858.
Tancred was the second son of Sir Thomas Tancred, 5th Baronet and his wife Penelope Smith, daughter of Thomas Assheton Smith
Thomas Assheton Smith
Thomas Assheton Smith was an English landowner and all-round sportsman who played a major part in the development of the Welsh slate industry....
of Bowdon, Cheshire
Bowdon, Greater Manchester
Bowdon is a suburban village and electoral ward in the Altrincham area of the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, in Greater Manchester, England.-History:...
. He was educated at Eton College
Eton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
and admitted to Trinity Hall, Cambridge
Trinity Hall, Cambridge
Trinity Hall is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England. It is the fifth-oldest college of the university, having been founded in 1350 by William Bateman, Bishop of Norwich.- Foundation :...
in 1799 and also at Lincoln's Inn
Lincoln's Inn
The Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn is one of four Inns of Court in London to which barristers of England and Wales belong and where they are called to the Bar. The other three are Middle Temple, Inner Temple and Gray's Inn. Although Lincoln's Inn is able to trace its official records beyond...
on 4 May 1799. He migrated to Jesus College, Cambridge
Jesus College, Cambridge
Jesus College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England.The College was founded in 1496 on the site of a Benedictine nunnery by John Alcock, then Bishop of Ely...
) on October 15, 1800. He was a scholar in 1802 and was awarded B.A. in 1804. He was also called to the Bar on 11 May 1804. He was awarded M.A. in 1807 and became a Fellow of Jesus College in 1808.
Tancred was elected as a Member of Parliament for Banbury
Banbury (UK Parliament constituency)
Banbury is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It is a strongly Conservative seat.The constituency was created January 26, 1554 through the efforts of Henry Stafford and Thomas Denton...
in the 1832 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1832
-Seats summary:-Parties and leaders at the general election:The Earl Grey had been Prime Minister since 22 November 1830. His was the first predominantly Whig administration since the Ministry of all the Talents in 1806-1807....
and resigned on 4 November 1858 by appointment as Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds.
Tancred was a Bencher from 1832 to 1860. He became Q.C. in 1840 and Treasurer from 1845 to 1846. He was one of the founders of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. His publications included Review of the Policy of the British Government in the Treatment of its Catholic Subjects. He also published Plato's Republic and the Greek Enlightenment
Tancred died at Margate aged 78.