Sir Robert Joseph Phillimore, 1st BaronetPC (5 November 1810 – 4 February 1885), was an English judge and politician. He was the last Judge of the High Court of Admiralty from 1867 to 1875 bringing an end to an office that had lasted nearly 400 years.
Born in Whitehall, he was the third son of Joseph Phillimore, a well-known ecclesiastical lawyer. Educated at Westminster School and Christ Church, Oxford, where a lifelong friendship with W. E. Gladstone began, his first appointment was to a clerkship in the board of control, where he remained from 1832 to 1835. Admitted as an advocate at Doctors' Commons in 1839, he was called to the bar at the Middle Temple in 1841, and rose very rapidly in his profession. He was engaged as counsel in almost every case of importance that came before the admiralty, probate or divorce courts, and became successively master of faculties, commissary of the deans and chapters of St. Paul's Cathedral and Westminster Cathedral, official of the arch deaconries of Middlesex and London, and chancellor of the dioceses of Chichester and Salisbury.
In 1853, he entered the House of Commons as Member of Parliament for Tavistock. A moderate in politics, his energies were devoted to non-party measures, and in 1854 he introduced the bill for allowing viva voce evidence in the ecclesiastical courts. He sat for Tavistock until 1857, when he offered himself as a candidate for Coventry, but was defeated. He was appointed judge of the Cinque Ports in 1855, Queen's Counsel in 1858, and advocate general in admiralty in 1862.[1]
In 1867, he was sworn a member of the Privy Council and took his place as a member of the Judicial Committee.[2] As a member of the Judicial Committee, one of his notable decisions was in the Guibord case, concerning church–state relations in Canada.
In 1875, in accordance with the Public Worship Regulation Act 1874, he resigned,[clarification needed] and was succeeded by Lord Penzance. When the Judicature Act came into force the powers of the admiralty court were transferred to the High Court of Justice, and Sir Robert Phillimore was therefore the last judge of the historic court of the Lord High Admiral of England. He continued to sit as judge for the new admiralty, probate and divorce division until 1883, when he resigned. He wrote Ecclesiastical Law of the Church of England, Commentaries on International Law, and a translation of Lessing's Laokoon.
He married, in 1844, Charlotte Anne, daughter of John Denison of Ossington Hall, Newark. He was knighted in 1862,[3] and created a baronet in 1881.[4]
He died at Shiplake, near Henley-on-Thames, on 4 February 1885. His eldest son, Walter, also distinguished as an authority on ecclesiastical and admiralty law, became a judge of the high court in 1897 and was elevated to the peerage as Baron Phillimore in 1918.
Armsedit
Coat of arms of Robert Phillimore
Crest
In front of a tower Argent thereon a falcon volant Proper holding in the beak a lure Gold three cinqeufoils fesswise Or.
Escutcheon
Sable three bars indented Erminois in chief an anchor between two cinqeufoils Or.
Supporters
On either side an owl Proper each charged with an anchor Or.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Phillimore, Sir Robert Joseph". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 21 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
Doe, Norman. "Phillimore, Sir Robert Joseph, baronet (1810–1885)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/22138. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
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Sir Robert Joseph Phillimore 1st Baronet PC 5 November 1810 4 February 1885 was an English judge and politician He was the last Judge of the High Court of Admiralty from 1867 to 1875 bringing an end to an office that had lasted nearly 400 years Sir Robert Phillimore Contents 1 Life 2 Arms 3 References 4 Sources 5 External linksLife editThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Robert Phillimore news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message Born in Whitehall he was the third son of Joseph Phillimore a well known ecclesiastical lawyer Educated at Westminster School and Christ Church Oxford where a lifelong friendship with W E Gladstone began his first appointment was to a clerkship in the board of control where he remained from 1832 to 1835 Admitted as an advocate at Doctors Commons in 1839 he was called to the bar at the Middle Temple in 1841 and rose very rapidly in his profession He was engaged as counsel in almost every case of importance that came before the admiralty probate or divorce courts and became successively master of faculties commissary of the deans and chapters of St Paul s Cathedral and Westminster Cathedral official of the arch deaconries of Middlesex and London and chancellor of the dioceses of Chichester and Salisbury In 1853 he entered the House of Commons as Member of Parliament for Tavistock A moderate in politics his energies were devoted to non party measures and in 1854 he introduced the bill for allowing viva voce evidence in the ecclesiastical courts He sat for Tavistock until 1857 when he offered himself as a candidate for Coventry but was defeated He was appointed judge of the Cinque Ports in 1855 Queen s Counsel in 1858 and advocate general in admiralty in 1862 1 In 1867 he was sworn a member of the Privy Council and took his place as a member of the Judicial Committee 2 As a member of the Judicial Committee one of his notable decisions was in the Guibord case concerning church state relations in Canada In 1875 in accordance with the Public Worship Regulation Act 1874 he resigned clarification needed and was succeeded by Lord Penzance When the Judicature Act came into force the powers of the admiralty court were transferred to the High Court of Justice and Sir Robert Phillimore was therefore the last judge of the historic court of the Lord High Admiral of England He continued to sit as judge for the new admiralty probate and divorce division until 1883 when he resigned He wrote Ecclesiastical Law of the Church of England Commentaries on International Law and a translation of Lessing s Laokoon He married in 1844 Charlotte Anne daughter of John Denison of Ossington Hall Newark He was knighted in 1862 3 and created a baronet in 1881 4 He died at Shiplake near Henley on Thames on 4 February 1885 His eldest son Walter also distinguished as an authority on ecclesiastical and admiralty law became a judge of the high court in 1897 and was elevated to the peerage as Baron Phillimore in 1918 Arms editCoat of arms of Robert Phillimore nbsp Crest In front of a tower Argent thereon a falcon volant Proper holding in the beak a lure Gold three cinqeufoils fesswise Or Escutcheon Sable three bars indented Erminois in chief an anchor between two cinqeufoils Or Supporters On either side an owl Proper each charged with an anchor Or Motto Fortem Posce Animum Pray for a Brave Soul 5 References edit No 22657 The London Gazette 29 August 1862 p 4246 No 23288 The London Gazette 6 August 1867 p 4343 No 22664 The London Gazette 19 September 1862 p 4547 No 25049 The London Gazette 16 December 1881 p 6707 Debrett s Peerage 1973 Sources edit nbsp This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Phillimore Sir Robert Joseph Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 21 11th ed Cambridge University Press Doe Norman Phillimore Sir Robert Joseph baronet 1810 1885 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography online ed Oxford University Press doi 10 1093 ref odnb 22138 Subscription or UK public library membership required External links editWorks by or about Robert Phillimore at Internet Archive Hansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by Sir Robert PhillimoreParliament of the United KingdomPreceded bySamuel Carter George Byng Member of Parliament for Tavistock1853 1857 With George Byng Succeeded bySir John Salusbury Trelawny Bt George ByngBaronetage of the United KingdomNew creation Baronet of Shiplake 1881 1885 Succeeded byWalter Phillimore Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Robert Phillimore amp oldid 1171187104, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
