Frank Lockwood
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Sir Frank Lockwood was an English
lawyer
and Liberal Party
politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1885 to 1897.
Lockwood was born in Doncaster
, the son of Charles Day Lockwood. His grandfather and great-grandfather were mayors of Doncaster, and his grandfather was for many years judge on the racecourse. Lockwood was educated at a private school, at Manchester Grammar School
, and Caius College, Cambridge.
Lockwood was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn
in 1872, and joined the old midland circuit, afterwards going to the north-eastern, making in his first year 120 guineas and in the next 265 guineas. From that time he had a career of uninterrupted success, a high profile bried being the defence of the murderer Charles Peace
in 1879. In 1880 was a member of a Royal Commission to enquire into Corrupt Practices at Chester. He was made a Queen's Counsel
in 1882 and in 1884 he was made recorder of Sheffield.
Lockwood made two unsuccessful attempts to enter parliament, the one at King's Lynn
at the 1880 general election
, the other at York
at by-election in 1883. He was elected Liberal Member of Parliament
(MP) for York at the 1885 general election
and held the seat until his death in 1897. In 1894 he became solicitor-general
in Lord Rosebery
's ministry, and was knighted. He was solicitor-general for less than a year.
In 1896 Lockwood accompanied Lord Chief Justice Coleridge and Montague Crackanthorpe to the United States
to attend the nineteenth meeting of the American Bar Association
as specially invited representatives of the English bar. On the trip he sustained the reputation which he enjoyed in England as a humorous after-dinner speaker, and helped to strengthen the bond of friendship between the bench and bar of the United States and the bench and bar of England.
Lockwood's uncle Henry Francis Lockwood
was an architect and his father a talented draughtsman. Lockwood also had a skill at drawing, which he used to amuse himself and his friends, by making caricatures in pen and ink, and sketches of humorous incidents, real or imaginary, relating to the topic nearest at hand. He illustrated C. J. Darling's Scintillae Juris in 1889 and contributed to Punch
from 1893 to 1897. An exhibition of his work was held in London in March 1889. He was also author of The Law and Lawyers of Pickwick published in 1894.
Lockwood lived at Cober Hill, Cloughton, Scarborough. He died in London
at the age of 51.
Lockwood married Julia Rosetta Salis Schwabe, daughter of Salis Schwabe of Manchester and Glyn-y-Garble, Anglesey, on 3 September 1874. She was the sister of fellow MP George Salis-Schwabe
.
Lockwood was the brother-in-law of the 21st MacLean of Lochbuie and there is a small island off the coast of Mull
in Scotland near Lochbuie
named after him.
England
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lawyer
Lawyer
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and Liberal Party
Liberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1885 to 1897.
Lockwood was born in Doncaster
Doncaster
Doncaster is a town in South Yorkshire, England, and the principal settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster. The town is about from Sheffield and is popularly referred to as "Donny"...
, the son of Charles Day Lockwood. His grandfather and great-grandfather were mayors of Doncaster, and his grandfather was for many years judge on the racecourse. Lockwood was educated at a private school, at Manchester Grammar School
Manchester Grammar School
The Manchester Grammar School is the largest independent day school for boys in the UK . It is based in Manchester, England...
, and Caius College, Cambridge.
Lockwood 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 1872, and joined the old midland circuit, afterwards going to the north-eastern, making in his first year 120 guineas and in the next 265 guineas. From that time he had a career of uninterrupted success, a high profile bried being the defence of the murderer Charles Peace
Charles Peace
Charles Frederick Peace was a notorious English burglar and murderer from Sheffield, whose somewhat remarkable life later spawned dozens of romanticised novels and films...
in 1879. In 1880 was a member of a Royal Commission to enquire into Corrupt Practices at Chester. He was made a Queen's Counsel
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 1882 and in 1884 he was made recorder of Sheffield.
Lockwood made two unsuccessful attempts to enter parliament, the one at King's Lynn
King's Lynn (UK Parliament constituency)
King's Lynn was a constituency in Norfolk, known as Lynn or Bishop's Lynn prior to 1537, which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until 1885, and one member thereafter. Until 1918 it was a parliamentary borough, after which the name...
at the 1880 general election
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 *...
, the other at York
City of York (UK Parliament constituency)
The City of York was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:...
at by-election in 1883. He was elected Liberal Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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(MP) for York at the 1885 general election
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:...
and held the seat until his death in 1897. In 1894 he became solicitor-general
Solicitor General for England and Wales
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in Lord Rosebery
Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery
Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery, KG, PC was a British Liberal statesman and Prime Minister. Between the death of his father, in 1851, and the death of his grandfather, the 4th Earl, in 1868, he was known by the courtesy title of Lord Dalmeny.Rosebery was a Liberal Imperialist who...
's ministry, and was knighted. He was solicitor-general for less than a year.
In 1896 Lockwood accompanied Lord Chief Justice Coleridge and Montague Crackanthorpe to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
to attend the nineteenth meeting of the American Bar Association
American Bar Association
The American Bar Association , founded August 21, 1878, is a voluntary bar association of lawyers and law students, which is not specific to any jurisdiction in the United States. The ABA's most important stated activities are the setting of academic standards for law schools, and the formulation...
as specially invited representatives of the English bar. On the trip he sustained the reputation which he enjoyed in England as a humorous after-dinner speaker, and helped to strengthen the bond of friendship between the bench and bar of the United States and the bench and bar of England.
Lockwood's uncle Henry Francis Lockwood
Henry Francis Lockwood
Henry Francis Lockwood was an influential architect, born at Doncaster on 18 September 1811. His father and grandfather were mayors of Doncaster. He married Emma Day whose great uncle, Charles Day , made a fortune through the Day and Martin company...
was an architect and his father a talented draughtsman. Lockwood also had a skill at drawing, which he used to amuse himself and his friends, by making caricatures in pen and ink, and sketches of humorous incidents, real or imaginary, relating to the topic nearest at hand. He illustrated C. J. Darling's Scintillae Juris in 1889 and contributed to Punch
Punch (magazine)
Punch, or the London Charivari was a British weekly magazine of humour and satire established in 1841 by Henry Mayhew and engraver Ebenezer Landells. Historically, it was most influential in the 1840s and 50s, when it helped to coin the term "cartoon" in its modern sense as a humorous illustration...
from 1893 to 1897. An exhibition of his work was held in London in March 1889. He was also author of The Law and Lawyers of Pickwick published in 1894.
Lockwood lived at Cober Hill, Cloughton, Scarborough. He died in London
London
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at the age of 51.
Lockwood married Julia Rosetta Salis Schwabe, daughter of Salis Schwabe of Manchester and Glyn-y-Garble, Anglesey, on 3 September 1874. She was the sister of fellow MP George Salis-Schwabe
George Salis-Schwabe
George Salis-Schwabe was a British army officer, calico printer and Liberal politician.Salis-Schwabe was the son of Salis Schwabe of Rhodes, Middleton, and Glyn Garth, Anglesey and his wife Julia Schwabe. His parents had a wide circle of notable friends He was educated at University College...
.
Lockwood was the brother-in-law of the 21st MacLean of Lochbuie and there is a small island off the coast of Mull
Isle of Mull
The Isle of Mull or simply Mull is the second largest island of the Inner Hebrides, off the west coast of Scotland in the council area of Argyll and Bute....
in Scotland near Lochbuie
Lochbuie, Mull
Lochbuie is a settlement on the island of Mull in Scotland about west of Craignure. The name is from the Scottish Gaelic Locha Buidhe, meaning "yellow loch".-Geography:...
named after him.