Wood entered Lincoln's Inn, and was called to the Bar in 1824, studying conveyancing in John Tyrrell's chambers. He soon obtained a good practice as an equity draughtsman and before parliamentary committees. In 1845 he became a Queen's Counsel, and in 1847 was elected to parliament for the city of Oxford as a Liberal. In 1849 he was appointed Vice-Chancellor of the County Palatine of Lancaster, and in 1851 was made Solicitor General for England and Wales and knighted,[3] vacating the former position in 1852. When his party returned to power in 1853, he was raised to the bench as a Vice-Chancellor.
In 1868 he was made a Lord Justice of Appeal, but before the end of the year was selected by Gladstone to be Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain and was raised to the peerage as Baron Hatherley, of Down Hatherley in the County of Gloucester.[4] He retired in 1872 owing to failing eyesight, but sat occasionally as a law lord.[citation needed]
FamilyEdit
Wood married Charlotte, daughter of Edward Moor, in 1830. They had no children. Charlotte's death in 1878 was a great blow to Wood, from which he never recovered, and he died in London on 10 July 1881, aged 79. Both are buried in the churchyard in Great Bealings, Suffolk, where Charlotte's brother was rector. The title became extinct on his death.
ArmsEdit
Coat of arms of William Wood, 1st Baron Hatherley
Crest
Out of a mural crown Argent a demi wild man wreathed about the temples with oak fructed in the dexter hand an oak tree eradicated and fructed and in the sinister hand a club all Proper.
Escutcheon
Quarterly Argent and Or the sceptre or mace representing that of the Lord Mayor of the City of London (the same being of crystal the head terminating in crosses patties and fleurs-de-lis and the whole richly ornamented with gold, pearls, and precious stones) in pale, between an oak tree on a mount Vert fructed Proper in the 1st and 4th quarters; and in the 2nd and 3rd a bull's head erased, Sable, charged on the neck with a bezant.
Supporters
On either side a wild man wreathed about the waist and temples with oak fructed across the shoulders a belt of ivy and in the exterior hand a club, all Proper.
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William Page Wood 1st Baron Hatherley PC 29 November 1801 10 July 1881 was a British lawyer and statesman who served as a Liberal Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain between 1868 and 1872 in William Ewart Gladstone s first ministry The Right HonourableThe Lord HatherleyPCLord High Chancellor of Great BritainIn office 9 December 1868 15 October 1872Prime MinisterWilliam Ewart GladstonePreceded byThe Lord CairnsSucceeded byThe Lord SelbornePersonal detailsBorn29 November 1801 1801 11 29 London EnglandDied10 July 1881 1881 07 11 aged 79 London EnglandPolitical partyLiberalSpouseCharlotte Moor m 1830 died 1878 wbr Alma materUniversity of Geneva Trinity College CambridgeLord Hatherley as Lord Chancellor by George Richmond William Wood caricatured by Ape in Vanity Fair 1869 Contents 1 Background and education 2 Legal and political career 3 Family 4 Arms 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksBackground and education EditWood was born in London the second son of Sir Matthew Wood 1st Baronet 1 an alderman and Lord Mayor of London who became famous for befriending Queen Caroline and braving George IV Sir Evelyn Wood and Katharine O Shea were his nephew and niece respectively He was educated at Winchester College from which he was expelled after a revolt against the headmaster Woodbridge School Geneva University and Trinity College Cambridge where he became a fellow after being 24th wrangler in 1824 2 Legal and political career EditWood entered Lincoln s Inn and was called to the Bar in 1824 studying conveyancing in John Tyrrell s chambers He soon obtained a good practice as an equity draughtsman and before parliamentary committees In 1845 he became a Queen s Counsel and in 1847 was elected to parliament for the city of Oxford as a Liberal In 1849 he was appointed Vice Chancellor of the County Palatine of Lancaster and in 1851 was made Solicitor General for England and Wales and knighted 3 vacating the former position in 1852 When his party returned to power in 1853 he was raised to the bench as a Vice Chancellor In 1868 he was made a Lord Justice of Appeal but before the end of the year was selected by Gladstone to be Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain and was raised to the peerage as Baron Hatherley of Down Hatherley in the County of Gloucester 4 He retired in 1872 owing to failing eyesight but sat occasionally as a law lord citation needed Family EditWood married Charlotte daughter of Edward Moor in 1830 They had no children Charlotte s death in 1878 was a great blow to Wood from which he never recovered and he died in London on 10 July 1881 aged 79 Both are buried in the churchyard in Great Bealings Suffolk where Charlotte s brother was rector The title became extinct on his death Arms EditCoat of arms of William Wood 1st Baron Hatherley Crest Out of a mural crown Argent a demi wild man wreathed about the temples with oak fructed in the dexter hand an oak tree eradicated and fructed and in the sinister hand a club all Proper Escutcheon Quarterly Argent and Or the sceptre or mace representing that of the Lord Mayor of the City of London the same being of crystal the head terminating in crosses patties and fleurs de lis and the whole richly ornamented with gold pearls and precious stones in pale between an oak tree on a mount Vert fructed Proper in the 1st and 4th quarters and in the 2nd and 3rd a bull s head erased Sable charged on the neck with a bezant Supporters On either side a wild man wreathed about the waist and temples with oak fructed across the shoulders a belt of ivy and in the exterior hand a club all Proper Motto Defend The Right 5 See also EditPage Wood Baronets Pilcher v Rawlins 6 References Edit thepeerage com William Page Wood 1st and last Baron Hatherley Wood William Page WT820WP A Cambridge Alumni Database University of Cambridge No 21201 The London Gazette 18 April 1851 p 1045 No 23449 The London Gazette 11 December 1868 p 6591 Debrett s Peerage 1876 COURT OF APPEAL IN CHANCERY PILCHER v RAWLINS External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to William Wood 1st Baron Hatherley nbsp Wikiquote has quotations related to William Wood 1st Baron Hatherley Hansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by William Wood Portraits of William Page Wood Baron Hatherley at the National Portrait Gallery London nbsp Parliament of the United KingdomPreceded byDonald MacleanJames Langston Member of Parliament for Oxford1847 1853 With James Langston Succeeded byJames LangstonEdward CardwellLegal officesPreceded bySir Alexander Cockburn Bt Solicitor General1851 1852 Succeeded bySir Fitzroy KellyPreceded bySir John Stuart Vice Chancellor of the High Court1853 1868 Succeeded bySir Richard MalinsPolitical officesPreceded byThe Lord Cairns Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain1868 1872 Succeeded byThe Lord SelbornePeerage of the United KingdomNew creation Baron Hatherley1868 1881 Extinct Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William Wood 1st Baron Hatherley amp oldid 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