Charles Isaac Elton
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Charles Isaac Elton, QC
(6 December 1839 – 23 April 1900) was an English
lawyer
, antiquary
, and politician.
He was born in Southampton. Educated at Cheltenham and Balliol College, Oxford
, he was elected a fellow of Queen's College
in 1862. He was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn
in 1865. His remarkable knowledge of old real property law and custom helped him to an extensive conveyancing practice and he took silk
in 1885. He sat in the House of Commons
for West Somerset
in 1884–1885 and for Wellington, Somerset
from 1886 to 1892. In 1869 he succeeded to his uncle's property of Whitestaunton
, near Chard, Somerset
.
During the later years of his life he retired to a great extent from legal practice, and devoted much of his time to literary work. He died at Whitestaunton.
Elton's principal works were
Virginia Woolf
often quotes his poem "Luriana Lurilee" in her novel To the Lighthouse
(1927), although the poem itself was not published until 1945.
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...
(6 December 1839 – 23 April 1900) was an English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
lawyer
Lawyer
A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain the stability of political...
, antiquary
Antiquarian
An antiquarian or antiquary is an aficionado or student of antiquities or things of the past. More specifically, the term is used for those who study history with particular attention to ancient objects of art or science, archaeological and historic sites, or historic archives and manuscripts...
, and politician.
He was born in Southampton. Educated at Cheltenham and 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....
, he was elected a fellow of Queen's College
The Queen's College, Oxford
The Queen's College, founded 1341, is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. Queen's is centrally situated on the High Street, and is renowned for its 18th-century architecture...
in 1862. He was called to the bar 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...
in 1865. His remarkable knowledge of old real property law and custom helped him to an extensive conveyancing practice and he took silk
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 1885. He sat in the House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
for West Somerset
West Somerset (UK Parliament constituency)
West Somerset or Somerset Western was the name of a parliamentary constituency in the county of Somerset between 1832 and 1885...
in 1884–1885 and for Wellington, Somerset
Wellington (Somerset) (UK Parliament constituency)
Wellington is a former county constituency in the United Kingdom, formally known as The Western or Wellington Division of Somerset...
from 1886 to 1892. In 1869 he succeeded to his uncle's property of Whitestaunton
Whitestaunton
Whitestaunton is a village and civil parish in the South Somerset district of Somerset, England.-History:The parish of Whitestaunton was part of the South Petherton Hundred....
, near Chard, Somerset
Chard, Somerset
Chard is a town and civil parish in the Somerset county of England. It lies on the A30 road near the Devon border, south west of Yeovil. The parish has a population of approximately 12,000 and, at an elevation of , it is the southernmost and highest town in Somerset...
.
During the later years of his life he retired to a great extent from legal practice, and devoted much of his time to literary work. He died at Whitestaunton.
Elton's principal works were
- The Tenures of Kent (1867);
- Treatise on Commons and Waste Lands (1868);
- Law of Copyholds (1874);
- Origins of English History (1882);
- Custom and Tenant Right (1882).
- William Shakespeare: His Family and Friends (1903), ed from posthumous papers by A Hamilton Thompson
Virginia Woolf
Virginia Woolf
Adeline Virginia Woolf was an English author, essayist, publisher, and writer of short stories, regarded as one of the foremost modernist literary figures of the twentieth century....
often quotes his poem "Luriana Lurilee" in her novel To the Lighthouse
To the Lighthouse
To the Lighthouse is a novel by Virginia Woolf. A novel set on the Ramsays and their visits to the Isle of Skye in Scotland between 1910 and 1920, it skilfully manipulates temporal and psychological elements....
(1927), although the poem itself was not published until 1945.