He was eldest son of George Holroyd, by Eleanor, daughter of Henry Sowley of Appleby, Westmorland, was born at York on 31 October 1758. He was placed at Harrow School in 1770, but his father lost money and he was unable to go to university.[1]
In April 1774 Holroyd was articled to a London attorney named Borthwick, and then entered Gray's Inn in 1777. He read in the chambers of Sir Alan Chambre, and in April 1779 began practice as a special pleader. He at this time associated with Samuel Romilly, Edward Christian, and John Baynes, and with them founded a legal debating society. He was called to the bar 26 June 1787, and joining the northern circuit, obtained a practice both at assizes and at Westminster.[1]
Declining to take silk, Holroyd continued to practise as a junior. In 1811 he distinguished himself in the case of Burdett v. Abbott, in which he appeared for the plaintiff Sir Francis Burdett, against Charles Abbott, Speaker of the House of Commons. In 1815 he was sent as commissioner to Guernsey to inquire into grievances.[1]
On 14 February 1816 Holroyd succeeded Sir Henry Dampier as a judge of the king's bench. On 17 November 1828 poor health compelled him to retire, and he died at his house at Hare Hatch, Berkshire, 21 November 1831. There was a monument to him in Wargrave Church, with an inscription by Lord Brougham.[1]
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In 1787 Holroyd married Sarah, daughter of Amos Chaplin of Brydges Street, Covent Garden, London. Of his fourteen children by her, six survived him.[1]
British author Sir Michael Holroyd is Sir George's direct descendant, through his son, George Chaplin Holroyd (1790-1871).[2]
^Venn, J. A., comp., Alumni Cantabrigienses. London, England: Cambridge University Press, 1922-1954. For more information about this family, see Holroyd M., Basil Street Blues: A Family Story. Little, Brown, 1999.
george, sowley, holroyd, october, 1758, november, 1831, english, lawyer, justice, king, bench, 1834, engravingcontents, life, family, references, noteslife, edithe, eldest, george, holroyd, eleanor, daughter, henry, sowley, appleby, westmorland, born, york, oc. Sir George Sowley Holroyd 31 October 1758 21 November 1831 was an English lawyer and justice of the King s Bench George Sowley Holroyd 1834 engravingContents 1 Life 2 Family 3 References 4 NotesLife editHe was eldest son of George Holroyd by Eleanor daughter of Henry Sowley of Appleby Westmorland was born at York on 31 October 1758 He was placed at Harrow School in 1770 but his father lost money and he was unable to go to university 1 In April 1774 Holroyd was articled to a London attorney named Borthwick and then entered Gray s Inn in 1777 He read in the chambers of Sir Alan Chambre and in April 1779 began practice as a special pleader He at this time associated with Samuel Romilly Edward Christian and John Baynes and with them founded a legal debating society He was called to the bar 26 June 1787 and joining the northern circuit obtained a practice both at assizes and at Westminster 1 Declining to take silk Holroyd continued to practise as a junior In 1811 he distinguished himself in the case of Burdett v Abbott in which he appeared for the plaintiff Sir Francis Burdett against Charles Abbott Speaker of the House of Commons In 1815 he was sent as commissioner to Guernsey to inquire into grievances 1 On 14 February 1816 Holroyd succeeded Sir Henry Dampier as a judge of the king s bench On 17 November 1828 poor health compelled him to retire and he died at his house at Hare Hatch Berkshire 21 November 1831 There was a monument to him in Wargrave Church with an inscription by Lord Brougham 1 Family editIn 1787 Holroyd married Sarah daughter of Amos Chaplin of Brydges Street Covent Garden London Of his fourteen children by her six survived him 1 British author Sir Michael Holroyd is Sir George s direct descendant through his son George Chaplin Holroyd 1790 1871 2 References editOxford Dictionary of National BiographyNotes edit a b c d e Lee Sidney ed 1891 Holroyd George Sowley Dictionary of National Biography Vol 27 London Smith Elder amp Co Venn J A comp Alumni Cantabrigienses London England Cambridge University Press 1922 1954 For more information about this family see Holroyd M Basil Street Blues A Family Story Little Brown 1999 Attribution nbsp This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Lee Sidney ed 1891 Holroyd George Sowley Dictionary of National Biography Vol 27 London Smith Elder amp Co nbsp nbsp This United Kingdom law related biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George Sowley Holroyd amp oldid 1129437045, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
