Joseph Littledale
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Sir Joseph Littledale was a British judge.
He entered St John's College
, Cambridge University in 1783 and was senior wrangler and 1st Smith's prizeman
in 1787. He received an M.A. in 1790.
He was admitted to Lincoln's Inn
in 1786 but moved to Gray's Inn
in 1793. He was called to the bar in 1798, and became a bencher in 1821. He became Serjeant-at-law
in 1824.
He became a judge of the King's Bench Division in 1824, and was knighted. Upon his resignation in 1841 he became a Privy Councillor
.
On 26 February 1821 he married Hannah Timberlake.
He entered St John's College
St John's College, Cambridge
St John's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. The college's alumni include nine Nobel Prize winners, six Prime Ministers, three archbishops, at least two princes, and three Saints....
, Cambridge University in 1783 and was senior wrangler and 1st Smith's prizeman
Smith's Prize
The Smith's Prize was the name of each of two prizes awarded annually to two research students in theoretical Physics, mathematics and applied mathematics at the University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England.- History :...
in 1787. He received an M.A. in 1790.
He was admitted to 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...
in 1786 but moved to Gray's Inn
Gray's Inn
The Honourable Society of Gray's Inn, commonly known as Gray's Inn, 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...
in 1793. He was called to the bar in 1798, and became a bencher in 1821. He became Serjeant-at-law
Serjeant-at-law
The Serjeants-at-Law was an order of barristers at the English bar. The position of Serjeant-at-Law , or Sergeant-Counter, was centuries old; there are writs dating to 1300 which identify them as descended from figures in France prior to the Norman Conquest...
in 1824.
He became a judge of the King's Bench Division in 1824, and was knighted. Upon his resignation in 1841 he became a Privy Councillor
Privy Council of the United Kingdom
Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, usually known simply as the Privy Council, is a formal body of advisers to the Sovereign in the United Kingdom...
.
On 26 February 1821 he married Hannah Timberlake.