William de Grey, 1st Baron Walsingham
William de Grey, 1st Baron Walsingham
Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas
between 1771 and 1780.
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de Grey was the third son of
called to the Bar, Middle Temple, in 1742, and became a King's Counsel in 1758.[2] Between 1761 and 1763 he was Solicitor General to Queen Charlotte
.
de Grey entered Parliament for
Lord Mansfield declared a mistrial.[3]
In 1771 de Grey was appointed
County of Norfolk.[4]
Lord Walsingham married Mary, daughter of William Cowper, in 1743. They had one son and a daughter. He died in May 1781, aged 61, and was succeeded in the barony by his only son Thomas. Lady Walsingham died in 1800.
Principal cases
- Rex v Woodfall, 1770[3]
- Scott v. Shepherd 96 Eng. Rep. 525 (K.B. 1773)
- Grace v Smith [1775]
Notes
 | This article needs additional citations for verification. (February 2013) |
- ^ Debrett's Peerage & Baronetage. 2000.
- ^ "De Grey, William (GRY736W)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ a b State Trials XX, 895
- ^ "No. 12122". The London Gazette. 26 September 1780. p. 2.
References
- Stephen, Leslie; Lee, Sidney, eds. (1890). . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 23. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, [page needed]
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [better source needed]
- Lundy, Darryl. "FAQ". The Peerage.[unreliable source]
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