Charles Wetherell

Sir Charles Wetherell
Member of Parliament for Boroughbridge
In office 1830–1832
Member of Parliament for Plympton Erle
In office December 1826 – 1830
Member of Parliament for Hastings
In office 1826 – December 1826
Member of Parliament for Oxford
In office 1820–1826
Member of Parliament for Shaftesbury
In office February 1813 – 1818
Member of Parliament for Rye
In office December 1812 – February 1813
Personal details
Born	1770 Oxford
Died	17 August 1846 (aged 75-76)
Spouses	Jane Sarah Elizabeth Croke Harriet Elizabeth Warneford
Parent	Nathan Wetherell (father)

Sir Charles Wetherell (1770 – 17 August 1846) was an English lawyer, politician, and judge.

Life

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.^[1] He was educated at St Paul's School, London and matriculated at University College in 1786. He was a demy at Magdalen College, Oxford from 1788 to 1791, graduating B.A. in 1790 and M.A. in 1793.^[2]

Wetherell was a Member of Parliament (MP) for a considerable period, representing Rye from 1812 to 1813, Shaftesbury from 1813 to 1818, and 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.

Family

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 Francis Warneford.

References

1. Baigent, Elizabeth. "Wetherell, Sir Charles (1770–1846)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/29146. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
2. Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Wetherell, (Sir) Charles" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir Charles Wetherell

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