Cranworth represented Penryn and Falmouth in Parliament from 1832 until he was appointed a Baron of the Exchequer in 1839.[3] In 1850 he was appointed a Vice-Chancellor and raised to the peerage as Baron Cranworth, of Cranworth in the County of Norfolk. In 1852 Lord Cranworth became Lord Chancellor in Lord Aberdeen'scoalition ministry. He continued to hold the chancellorship also in the administration of Lord Palmerston until the latter's resignation in 1858. Cranworth was not reappointed when Palmerston returned to office in 1859, but on the retirement of Lord Westbury in 1865 he accepted the office for a second time, and held it till the fall of the Russell administration in 1866.[3]
Personal lifeedit
In 1845, Cranworth married Laura Carr (1807–1868), daughter of Thomas William Carr (born 1770). The couple had no children.
Lord Cranworth died at his seat, Holwood House, on 26 July 1868, aged 77, after a short illness related to the heat.[6] He was childless and the title became extinct on his death.[3]
^"East Anglian Worthies", by John Lucius Smith-Dampier, published by B. Blackwell, 1949, p. 165.
^ abcdOne or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Cranworth, Robert Monsey Rolfe, Baron". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 7 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 379.
^Henry Rumsey Forster (1852). The Pocket Peerage of Great Britain and Ireland. D. Bogue. p. 103.
^"Rolfe, Robert Monsey (RLF808RM)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
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Not to be confused with Robert Gurdon 1st Baron Cranworth Robert Monsey Rolfe 1st Baron Cranworth PC 18 December 1790 26 July 1868 was a British lawyer and Liberal politician He twice served as Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain The Right HonourableThe Lord CranworthPCLord Cranworth wearing the parliamentary robes of a baronLord High Chancellor of Great BritainIn office 28 December 1852 21 February 1858Prime MinisterThe Earl of Aberdeen The Viscount PalmerstonPreceded byThe Lord St LeonardsSucceeded byThe Lord ChelmsfordIn office 7 July 1865 26 June 1866Prime MinisterThe Viscount Palmerston The Earl RussellPreceded byThe Lord WestburySucceeded byThe Lord ChelmsfordPersonal detailsBorn 1790 12 18 18 December 1790Cranworth NorfolkDied26 July 1868 1868 07 26 aged 77 Holwood HouseKeston KentUnited KingdomNationalityBritishPolitical partyLiberalAlma materTrinity College Cambridge Contents 1 Background and education 2 Legal and political career 3 Personal life 4 Cases 5 Arms 6 References 7 Notes 8 External linksBackground and education editBorn at Cranworth Norfolk he was the elder son of the Reverend Edmund Rolfe and Jemima Alexander James Alexander 1st Earl of Caledon s niece and a granddaughter of physician Messenger Monsey note 1 Rolfe a relative of Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson 2 was educated at Bury St Edmunds Winchester Trinity College Cambridge 3 Downing College Cambridge of which he was elected fellow 4 and was called to the bar Lincoln s Inn in 1816 5 Legal and political career editCranworth represented Penryn and Falmouth in Parliament from 1832 until he was appointed a Baron of the Exchequer in 1839 3 In 1850 he was appointed a Vice Chancellor and raised to the peerage as Baron Cranworth of Cranworth in the County of Norfolk In 1852 Lord Cranworth became Lord Chancellor in Lord Aberdeen s coalition ministry He continued to hold the chancellorship also in the administration of Lord Palmerston until the latter s resignation in 1858 Cranworth was not reappointed when Palmerston returned to office in 1859 but on the retirement of Lord Westbury in 1865 he accepted the office for a second time and held it till the fall of the Russell administration in 1866 3 Personal life editIn 1845 Cranworth married Laura Carr 1807 1868 daughter of Thomas William Carr born 1770 The couple had no children Lord Cranworth died at his seat Holwood House on 26 July 1868 aged 77 after a short illness related to the heat 6 He was childless and the title became extinct on his death 3 Cases editFouldes v Willoughby 1841 Aberdeen Rly Co v Blaikie Bros 1854 Scott v Avery 1855 Jones v Lock 1865 Rylands v Fletcher judgment given 9 days before his death Arms editCoat of arms of Robert Rolfe 1st Baron Cranworth nbsp nbsp Crest A dove Argent in the beak a sprig of olive Proper ducally gorged Gules and resting the dexter foot upon three annulets interlaced Or Escutcheon Gyronny of eight Argent and Gules an eagle displayed Sable charged on the breast with a sun in splendour Or Supporters On either side a stag Or charged on the neck with four bandlets Sable upon the attires a ribbon Gules passing through an annulet Gold Motto Post Nubila Phœbus 7 References edit Maryland State Archives Reference MSA SC 4885 1 27 East Anglian Worthies by John Lucius Smith Dampier published by B Blackwell 1949 p 165 a b c d nbsp One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Cranworth Robert Monsey Rolfe Baron Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 7 11th ed Cambridge University Press p 379 Henry Rumsey Forster 1852 The Pocket Peerage of Great Britain and Ireland D Bogue p 103 Rolfe Robert Monsey RLF808RM A Cambridge Alumni Database University of Cambridge Lord Cranworth the last Liberal Lord Chancellor died after only 1 Aug 1868 The Spectator Archive The Spectator Archive Burke s Peerage 1868 Leigh Rayment s Peerage Pages self published source better source needed Leigh Rayment s Historical List of MPsNotes edit Monsey was chief medical adviser to the whigs and a friend of Daniel Dulany the Younger 1 External links editHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by Robert Rolfe Portraits of Robert Monsey Rolfe Baron Cranworth at the National Portrait Gallery London nbsp Parliament of the United Kingdom New constituency Member of Parliament for Penryn and Falmouth1832 1840 With Lord Tullamore 1832 1835James William Freshfield 1835 1840 Succeeded byEdward John HutchinsJames William Freshfield Legal offices Preceded bySir Charles Pepys Solicitor General1834 Succeeded bySir William Follett Preceded bySir William Follett Solicitor General1835 1839 Succeeded bySir Thomas Wilde Preceded byJames Wigram Vice Chancellor1850 1851 Succeeded bySir George James Turner Political offices Preceded byThe Lord St Leonards Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain1852 1858 Succeeded byThe Lord Chelmsford Preceded byThe Lord Westbury Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain1865 1866 Succeeded byThe Lord Chelmsford 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