Harry Trelawney Eve was born in London. He was the only son of Thomas Eve, a Jamaica merchant. He was educated privately and at Exeter College, Oxford where he gained his BA degree in 1876 and his MA in 1883.[1]
On 24 June 1879, Eve married Beatrice Wright, daughter of Henry Strangways Hounsell, a medical doctor from Torquay.[2] They moved to Crouch End, initially occupying Holne House on Totteham Lane, before moving to Hermiston on Middle Lane.[3] By 1911, they had moved to West Kensington.[4] They had one son (who was killed in action in 1917) and two daughters.[5]
Harry Trelawney Eve was building "Forder Gardens" in South Devon for his son, when he died in action. The house was left incomplete, with only the walls and Gate houses left behind.[citation needed]
Careeredit
Eve went in for the law. He was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1881, practised at the Chancery Bar [6] and took silk in 1895.[7] He became a bencher of Lincoln's Inn in 1899. In 1907 he was appointed to be a judge in the Chancery Division and he served in that capacity until 1937 when he retired. He was asked to sit in the Court of Appeal on many occasions but was never promoted to sit there permanently.[8]
Eve was also a farmer. He owned land in Devon and farmed it professionally.[9] He was particularly interested in the breeding of South Devon cattle.[10] He listed farming as a recreation in Who's Who[11] and was member of the Farming Club.[12]
In 1904, Eve accepted the invitation of the Liberal Party in Ashburton in Devon to become their candidate in the by-election caused by the death of the sitting Liberal MP, Charles Seale-Hayne.[14] He won the seat and represented Ashburton until 1907 when he resigned to take up his appointment as a judge.[15]
Other appointments and honoursedit
Eve was made a Justice of the Peace for the county of Devon in 1903.[16] In 1907 he was elected an honorary fellow of Exeter College, Oxford, and was knighted in the same year.[17] He retired from the bench in 1937 for reasons of declining health [18] and was sworn in as a member of the Privy Council.[19]
Deathedit
Eve died at Eldon House, Lower Bourne, Farnham, Surrey, on 10 December 1940, [20] aged 84.[21]
Referencesedit
^H. G. Hanbury, rev. Sinéad Agnew, Harry Trelawney Eve in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography; OUP 2004-09.
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External linksedit
Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Harry Trelawney Eve
harry, harry, trelawney, october, 1856, december, 1940, english, barrister, judge, liberal, party, politician, good, judge, justice, caricatured, vanity, fair, march, 1911, contents, family, education, career, politics, other, appointments, honours, death, ref. Sir Harry Trelawney Eve 13 October 1856 10 December 1940 was an English barrister judge and Liberal Party politician Harry Eve A Good Judge The Hon Mr Justice Eve as caricatured in Vanity Fair March 1911 Contents 1 Family and education 2 Career 3 Politics 4 Other appointments and honours 5 Death 6 References 7 External linksFamily and education editHarry Trelawney Eve was born in London He was the only son of Thomas Eve a Jamaica merchant He was educated privately and at Exeter College Oxford where he gained his BA degree in 1876 and his MA in 1883 1 On 24 June 1879 Eve married Beatrice Wright daughter of Henry Strangways Hounsell a medical doctor from Torquay 2 They moved to Crouch End initially occupying Holne House on Totteham Lane before moving to Hermiston on Middle Lane 3 By 1911 they had moved to West Kensington 4 They had one son who was killed in action in 1917 and two daughters 5 Harry Trelawney Eve was building Forder Gardens in South Devon for his son when he died in action The house was left incomplete with only the walls and Gate houses left behind citation needed Career editEve went in for the law He was called to the bar at Lincoln s Inn in 1881 practised at the Chancery Bar 6 and took silk in 1895 7 He became a bencher of Lincoln s Inn in 1899 In 1907 he was appointed to be a judge in the Chancery Division and he served in that capacity until 1937 when he retired He was asked to sit in the Court of Appeal on many occasions but was never promoted to sit there permanently 8 Eve was also a farmer He owned land in Devon and farmed it professionally 9 He was particularly interested in the breeding of South Devon cattle 10 He listed farming as a recreation in Who s Who 11 and was member of the Farming Club 12 Eve had other business and financial interests too In 1907 he was elected as a director of the Equitable Life Assurance Society 13 Politics editIn 1904 Eve accepted the invitation of the Liberal Party in Ashburton in Devon to become their candidate in the by election caused by the death of the sitting Liberal MP Charles Seale Hayne 14 He won the seat and represented Ashburton until 1907 when he resigned to take up his appointment as a judge 15 Other appointments and honours editEve was made a Justice of the Peace for the county of Devon in 1903 16 In 1907 he was elected an honorary fellow of Exeter College Oxford and was knighted in the same year 17 He retired from the bench in 1937 for reasons of declining health 18 and was sworn in as a member of the Privy Council 19 Death editEve died at Eldon House Lower Bourne Farnham Surrey on 10 December 1940 20 aged 84 21 References edit H G Hanbury rev Sinead Agnew Harry Trelawney Eve in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography OUP 2004 09 Who was Who OUP 2007 Old Crouch Hall Linslade House and Colquon Holne House harringayonline com Retrieved 24 August 2021 1911 census Hanbury DNB The Times 11 December 1940 p9 The Times 22 July 1895 p9 The Times 11 December 1940 p9 The Times 11 December 1917 p12 The British Year Book of Agriculture and Agricultural Who s Who Vinton amp Co 1908 p500 Who was Who OUP 2007 The Times 11 December 1940 p9 The Times 3 May 1907 p13 The Times 3 December 1903 p5 Hanbury DNB Who was Who OUP 2007 Hanbury DNB The Times 4 March 1937 p14 The Times 19 March 1937 p19 Hanbury DNB Archived copy Archived from the original on 16 October 2018 Retrieved 22 August 2009 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link CS1 maint unfit URL link External links editHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by Harry Trelawney Eve Parliament of the United Kingdom Preceded byCharles Seale Hayne Member of Parliament for Ashburton1904 1907 Succeeded byErnest Morrison Bell Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Harry Eve amp oldid 1152003360, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
