William St Julien Arabin
William St Julien Arabin | |
|---|---|
Judge-Advocate-General of the Army | |
| In office 6 November 1838 – 21 February 1839 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Cutlar Fergusson |
| Succeeded by | Sir George Grey, Bt |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1775 |
| Died | 15 December 1841 (aged 67–68) Waltham Abbey |
| Spouse |
Mary Meux
(after 1802) |
| Children | Richard Arabin |
| Parent(s) | William John Arabin |
| Education | St Paul's School, London |
| Alma mater | Corpus Christi College, Cambridge |
William St Julien Arabin (1773 – 15 December 1841) was a British lawyer and judge who served as the
Early life
Arabin was born abroad,[1] one of many sons of Henrietta Molyneux and her husband and Gen. William John Arabin (originally from Dublin), who left him significant estates in Essex and Middlesex.[2][3] His father divorced his mother in 1786 following her affair with Thomas Sutton of Moulsey.[4]
He was descended from one of the oldest families in
Arabin attended
Career
He was Deputy
As a judge, Arabin was known as an eccentric figure who was notorious for his confused pronouncements.[8] Some of his most famous quotes include:[9][10]
- Prisoner, God has given you good abilities, instead of which you go about the country stealing ducks.[11]
- If there ever was a case of clearer evidence than this of persons acting together, this case is that case...[12] and
- They will steal the very teeth out of your mouth as you walk through the streets — I know it from experience...[13]
Personal life
On 12 October 1803, Arabin married Mary Meux in Camden.[14] She was a daughter of brewer Richard Meux[15] and Mary (née Brougham) Meux and sister to Sir Henry Meux, 1st Baronet.[16][17] A sister, Fanny Meux, was the wife of Vicesimus Knox.[18] Together, William and Mary were the parents of:
- Richard Arabin (1812–1865), who married his first cousin, Elizabeth Mary Meux (1819–1880), a daughter of Sir Henry Meux, 1st Baronet, in 1839.[19][20]
He died at Arabin House in
Descendants
Through his son Richard Arabin (1811-1865), he was a grandfather of William St Julien Arabin (1842-1907), Alice Charlotte Arabin (wife of Hon. Arthur Charles Lewin Cadogan, a son of Henry Cadogan, 4th Earl Cadogan), and Marianne Elizabeth Arabin (wife of John William Gordon Woodford, son of Sir Alexander George Woodford).[21]
See also
- Arabin surname
References
- ^ 1841 England Census
- ^ "Death of Mr. Serjeant Arabin". The Times. 17 December 1841. p. 4.
- ^ a b "Mr. Serjeant Arabin". The Gentleman's Magazine: 219. 1842.
- ISBN 978-1379885153.
- ^ Marshall, John (1831). Royal Naval Biography. Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown. p. 69. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- ^ Cambridge University Alumni: 1261-1900
- ISBN 9781108036115. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
- ISBN 978-0854900107.
- ^ Notes and Queries, clxx.310
- ^ Concise Oxford Dictionary of Quotations (1981), 2nd ed., page 7
- ISBN 978-0-312-23000-5. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ISBN 978-1-4602-2101-3. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ISBN 978-1-925333-11-4. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ^ London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921
- ^ "Richard Meux". www.npg.org.uk. National Portrait Gallery, London. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ "Mary Meux (née Brougham)". www.npg.org.uk. National Portrait Gallery, London. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ Cokayne, G.E.; with Gibbs, Vicary; Doubleday, H.A.; White, Geoffrey H.; Warrand, Duncan; and de Walden, Lord Howard; editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 282.
- ^ Burke, John Bernard (1845). A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire. H. Colburn. p. 678. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ "Elizabeth Mary Arabin (née Meux)". www.npg.org.uk. National Portrait Gallery, London. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ^ Lodge, Edmund (1873). The Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire as at Present Existing. Hurst and Blackett, limited. p. 784. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ^ A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire. Henry Colburn. 1868. p. 754. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
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