Digby Cayley Wrangham

Digby Cayley Wrangham (1805–1863) was an English barrister and politician.

Life

He was the second son of Francis Wrangham. He graduated B.A. with a double first-class from Brasenose College, Oxford, in 1826. After leaving Oxford, he was for some years private secretary to Lord Aberdeen in the Foreign Office.[1][2]

Called to the bar from Gray's Inn in 1831,[1] Wrangham was the same year elected Member of Parliament for Sudbury.[3] He served until 1832, then was created Queen's serjeant in 1847, and became father of the parliamentary bar.[1]

Family

Wrangham married Amelia, daughter of Walter Fawkes. They had two sons and two daughters. Of the sons, Digby Strangeways Wrangham was a clergyman and writer.[3][4][5]

Notes

1. Lee, Sidney, ed. (1900). "Wrangham, Francis" . Dictionary of National Biography. 63. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
2. s:Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715-1886/Wrangham, Digby Cayley
3. historyofparliamentonline.org, Wrangham, Digby Cayley (1805-1863), of Wilton Crescent, Mdx.
4. John Burke (1835). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland, Enjoying Territorial Possessions Or High Official Rank: But Uninvested with Heritable Honours. Henry Colburn. pp. 311–2. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
5. Crockford's Clerical Directory. Oxford University Press. 1861. p. 49. Retrieved 24 August 2013.

Attribution

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Lee, Sidney, ed. (1900). "Wrangham, Francis". Dictionary of National Biography. 63. London: Smith, Elder & Co.