George Bankes
Sir George Bankes KB | |
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Personal details | |
Born | 1 December 1787 |
Died | 5 July 1856 Old Palace Yard, Westminster | (aged 68)
Nationality | British |
Spouse | Georgina Charlotte Nugent |
Children | Edmund George Bankes |
Parents |
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Residence(s) | Old Palace Yard Kingston Lacey |
Education | Westminster Trinity Hall, Cambridge |
Occupation | judge |
Profession | barrister-at-law |
George Bankes (1 December 1787 – 5 July 1856) was the last of the Cursitor Barons of the Exchequer, the office being abolished by Conservative ministry of the Earl of Derby in 1852. Without any legal experience at the bar, he was the last barrister to be appointed to the post considered to be a medieval anachronism.
Early life
Bankes was the third son of
Career
Bankes studied law first at Lincoln's Inn, and afterward at the Inner Temple, and was called to the bar by the latter society in 1815. In the following year, he entered Parliament as his father's colleague for the family borough of Corfe Castle, which he represented in every succeeding Parliament until 1823. He was again returned for Corfe Castle in 1826, and sat until 1832, when the family borough was united with that of Wareham.
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He does not appear to have achieved any remarkable professional success, but owing, presumably, to his family influence, he was appointed one of the bankruptcy commissioners in 1822, and Cursitor Baron in 1824. In 1829, under the
Bankes was returned unopposed for Corfe Castle at the general election of 1826 and occupied the seat until 1832.
On the death of his elder brother,
Writing
Bankes was the author of The Story of Corfe Castle and of many who have lived there, and of Brave Dame Mary, a work of fiction inspired by the life of Mary Bankes.
References
- ^ "Bankes, George (BNKS805G)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ "BANKES, George (1787-1856), of 11 Paper Buildings, Lincoln's Inn and 16 George Street, Hanover Square, Mdx. and Studland, Dorset | History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- ^ Dorset County Chronicle, Thursday 26 May 1831, p. 4 column 1.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "Bankes, George". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by George Bankes (Corfe Castle)
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by George Bankes (Dorset)