Charles Wetherell
Sir Charles Wetherell (1770 – 17 August 1846) was an English lawyer, politician and judge.
Wetherell was born in Oxford, the third son of Reverend Nathan Wetherell, of Durham, Master of the University College and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford. His mother was Richarda Croke (1743?-1812), sister of Sir Alexander Croke, of Studley Priory, Oxfordshire.
Wetherell was Member of Parliament (MP) for a considerable period, representing Rye from 1812 to 1813, Shaftesbury from 1813 to 1818, Oxford from 1820 to 1826. He was elected MP for Hastings in 1826 but had to stand down when appointed Attorney-General. He represented Plympton Erle from December 1826 to 1830 and Boroughbridge from 1830 to 1832.
He was Solicitor-General between 1824 and 1826 and Attorney General between 20 September 1826 and 27 April 1827 and again between 19 February 1828 and 29 June 1829. In May 1829, Wetherell made a violent speech in opposition to Catholic Emancipation, and was dismissed by the Duke of Wellington. He was Recorder of Bristol during the riots of 1831. From 1835 up to his death in 1846 he was Chancellor of Durham.
Wetherell was twice married, first, in 1826, with his cousin Jane-Sarah-Elizabeth Croke (1804–1831). They had a son, Charles, who died in infancy. In 1838 he married Harriet-Elizabeth, daughter of Colonel Warneford.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir Charles Wetherell
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| Preceded by Sir Henry Sullivan Thomas Phillipps Lamb |
Member of Parliament for Rye 1812–1813 With: Thomas Phillipps Lamb |
Succeeded by Richard Arkwright Thomas Phillipps Lamb |
| Preceded by Richard Bateman-Robson Hudson Gurney |
Member of Parliament for Shaftesbury 1813–1818 With: Sir Edward Kerrison |
Succeeded by John Bacon Sawrey Morritt Henry John Shepherd |
| Preceded by John Atkyns-Wright Frederick St John |
Member of Parliament for Oxford 1820–1826 With: John Ingram Lockhart |
Succeeded by James Langston John Ingram Lockhart |
| Preceded by James Dawkins William Scott |
Member of Parliament for Hastings Jun. 1826 – Dec. 1826 With: Sir William Curtis, Bt |
Succeeded by Evelyn Denison James Lushington |
| Preceded by George Edgcumbe Gibbs Antrobus |
Member of Parliament for Plympton Erle 1826–1830 With: Gibbs Antrobus |
Succeeded by Viscount Valletort Gibbs Antrobus |
| Preceded by George Mundy Henry Dawkins |
Member of Parliament for Boroughbridge 1830–1832 With: Matthias Attwood |
Constituency abolished |
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| Preceded by Sir John Copley |
Solicitor-General for England and Wales 1824–1826 |
Succeeded by Sir Nicholas Conyngham Tindal |
| Preceded by Sir John Copley |
Attorney-General for England and Wales 1828–1829 |
Succeeded by Sir James Scarlett |
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