Family and Education
b. 21 May 1772, at Boston, Mass., 1st s. of John Singleton Copley, portrait painter, by Mary Susannah Farnum, da. of Richard Clarke, E.I. agent, of Boston. educ. at Dr Horne’s, Chiswick; Franks’s sch. Clapham; Trinity Coll. Camb. 179O-4, fellow 1795-1804, travelling bachelor (to USA) 1795-6; L. Inn 1794, called 1804. m. (1) 13 Mar. 1819, Sarah Garay (d. 15 Jan. 1834), da. of Charles Brunsden, wid. of Lt.-Col. Charles Thomas, 2 Ft. Gds., 1s. d.v.p. 4da.; (2) 5 Aug. 1837, Georgiana, da. of Lewis Goldsmith, journalist, 1da. Kntd. Oct. 1819; cr. Baron Lyndhurst 25 Apr. 1827.
Offices Held
Serjt.-at-law 6 July 1813; charity commr. 1818 – 34; King’s serjt. and c.j. Chester circuit Feb. – July 1819; solicitor-gen. July 1819 – Jan. 1824, attorney-gen. Jan. 1824 – Sept. 1826, master of rolls and recorder, Bristol Sept. 1826 – Apr. 1827; PC 20 Nov. 1826; ld. chancellor Apr. 1827 – Nov. 1830, Nov. 1834 – Apr. 1835, 1841 – 46; chief baron of Exchequer Jan. 1831 – Dec. 1834; high steward, Cambridge Univ. 1840 – d.
Main residence: 25 George Street, Hanover Square, Mdx.
Notes
Based on Sir T. Martin, Life of Lord Lyndhurst (1884).
Volume
Commons 1790-1820
Web Title
COPLEY, John Singleton (1772-1863)
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