Richard Baggallay

For the cricketer, see Richard Baggallay (cricketer).

The Right Honourable Sir Richard Baggallay PC
200px Sir Richard Baggallay, 1876.
Attorney-General for England and Wales
In office 20 April 1874 – 25 November 1875
Monarch	Victoria
Prime Minister	Benjamin Disraeli
Preceded by	Sir John Burgess Karslake
Succeeded by	Sir John Holker
Personal details
Born	13 May 1816
Died	13 November 1888
Nationality	British
Political party	Conservative

Sir Richard Baggallay PC (13 May 1816 – 13 November 1888), was a British Conservative politician and judge of the Court of Appeal.

Background and education

Baggallay was the son of Richard Baggallay, of Stockwell, a member of the Merchant Taylors' Company and a significant warehouseman of the City of London. He was called to the Bar, Lincoln's Inn, in 1843.

Political and legal career

Bagallay sat as a Conservative Party Member of Parliament (MP) for Hereford from 1865 to 1868. He was knighted on 14 December 1868 after losing his seat, but was re-elected in 1870 as MP for Mid Surrey, holding the seat until 1875. He served briefly as Solicitor-General under Benjamin Disraeli in 1868 and again in 1874, and as Attorney-General under Disraeli from 1874 to 1875. In 1875 he was sworn of the Privy Council and appointed to the newly established Court of Appeal, where he served until his death in 1888.

Personal life

He married, on 25 February 1847, Marianne, youngest daughter of Henry Charles Lacy of Withdean Hall, Sussex, by whom he left issue.

In later years Baggallay suffered from poor health and died while convalescing in Hove, Sussex. He was buried at South Metropolitan Cemetery at Norwood.

References

Attribution

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Sources

• Obituary, The Times, 14 November 1888

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir Richard Baggallay

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Henry Morgan-Clifford George Clive	Member of Parliament for Hereford 1865 – 1868 With: George Clive	Succeeded by John William Shaw Wylie George Clive
Preceded by William Brodrick Sir Henry Peek, Bt	Member of Parliament for Mid Surrey 1870–1875 With: Sir Henry Peek, Bt	Succeeded by Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bt Sir Henry Peek, Bt
Legal offices
Preceded by Sir William Baliol Brett	Solicitor General for England and Wales September–December 1868	Succeeded by Sir John Coleridge
Preceded by Sir William Vernon Harcourt	Solicitor General for England and Wales 1874	Succeeded by Sir John Holker
Preceded by Sir John Burgess Karslake	Attorney General for England and Wales 1874–1875	Succeeded by Sir John Holker