Arthur Kekewich
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Sir Arthur Kekewich was a British Chancery Division judge.
He was the second son of Samuel Trehawke Kekewich
.
He received an M.A. from Balliol College, Oxford
in 1856, and studied law at Lincoln's Inn
. He was called to the bar in 1858 and became Q.C.
in 1877, and a bencher of Lincoln's Inn in 1881.
In 1880
he ran unsuccessfully as a Conservative
candidate in Coventry
, and in 1885
he ran unsuccessfully as the Conservative candidate in Barnstaple
.
In 1886, on the occasion of the retirement of Vice-Chancellor James Bacon
, he was appointed a judge of the Chancery Division. In 1906, he was appointed to the Privy Council
.
In 1858 he married Marianne, daughter of James William Freshfield.
He had an elder brother, Trehawke Kekewich (1823–1909), who was the father of his nephews Sir Trehawke Kekewich, 1st Baronet and Major General Robert Kekewich
. He also had a half-brother, George William Kekewich
, by his father's second wife. Another nephew, the son of his sister Julia Frances, was Thomas Lewis Kekewich Edge, High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire
in 1904.
He was the second son of Samuel Trehawke Kekewich
Samuel Trehawke Kekewich
Samuel Trehawke Kekewich was an English Tory and later Conservative Party politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1826 to 1830 and from 1858 to 1873....
.
He received an M.A. from Balliol College, Oxford
Balliol College, Oxford
Balliol College , founded in 1263, is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England but founded by a family with strong Scottish connections....
in 1856, and studied law at Lincoln's Inn
Lincoln's Inn
The Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn is one of four Inns of Court in London to which barristers of England and Wales belong and where they are called to the Bar. The other three are Middle Temple, Inner Temple and Gray's Inn. Although Lincoln's Inn is able to trace its official records beyond...
. He was called to the bar in 1858 and became Q.C.
Queen's Counsel
Queen's Counsel , known as King's Counsel during the reign of a male sovereign, are lawyers appointed by letters patent to be one of Her [or His] Majesty's Counsel learned in the law...
in 1877, and a bencher of Lincoln's Inn in 1881.
In 1880
United Kingdom general election, 1880
-Seats summary:-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987* British Electoral Facts 1832-1999, compiled and edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher *...
he ran unsuccessfully as a Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
candidate in Coventry
Coventry (UK Parliament constituency)
Coventry was a borough constituency which was represented in the House of Commons of England and its successors, the House of Commons of Great Britain and the House of Commons of the United Kingdom....
, and in 1885
United Kingdom general election, 1885
-Seats summary:-See also:*List of MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1885*Parliamentary Franchise in the United Kingdom 1885–1918*Representation of the People Act 1884*Redistribution of Seats Act 1885-References:...
he ran unsuccessfully as the Conservative candidate in Barnstaple
Barnstaple (UK Parliament constituency)
Barnstaple was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Barnstaple in Devon, in the South West of England. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until 1885, when its representation was reduced to one member.The constituency...
.
In 1886, on the occasion of the retirement of Vice-Chancellor James Bacon
James Bacon (judge)
Sir James Bacon was a British bankruptcy judge and a Vice-Chancellor of the Court of Chancery, and a member of the Privy Council....
, he was appointed a judge of the Chancery Division. In 1906, he was appointed to the Privy Council
Privy Council of the United Kingdom
Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, usually known simply as the Privy Council, is a formal body of advisers to the Sovereign in the United Kingdom...
.
In 1858 he married Marianne, daughter of James William Freshfield.
He had an elder brother, Trehawke Kekewich (1823–1909), who was the father of his nephews Sir Trehawke Kekewich, 1st Baronet and Major General Robert Kekewich
Robert Kekewich
Major General Robert George Kekewich CB was a Victorian era British Army officer.Kekewich was the second son of Trehawke Kekewich, of Peamore House, near Exeter, Devon, and the grandson of Samuel Trehawke Kekewich...
. He also had a half-brother, George William Kekewich
George William Kekewich
Sir George William Kekewich was a British Liberal Party politician. He was the Member of Parliament for Exeter from 1906 to January 1910. He attended Eton and Balliol....
, by his father's second wife. Another nephew, the son of his sister Julia Frances, was Thomas Lewis Kekewich Edge, High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire
High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire
’The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been transferred elsewhere or are now defunct, so that its functions...
in 1904.