Horace Twiss
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Horace Twiss KC was an English writer and politician.
Twiss was born at Bath, Somerset, the son of Francis Twiss (1760–1827), a Shakespearian scholar. In his youth he wrote light articles for the papers; and, going to the bar, he obtained a considerable practice and became a Queen's Counsel
in 1827. In 1820 he was elected to Parliament
, where, with some interruptions, he sat until 1841, holding the office of Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies
in 1828–1830. In 1844 he was appointed vice-chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
, a well-paid post which enabled him to enjoy his popularity in London society. For some years he wrote for The Times
, in which he first compiled the parliamentary summary, and his daughter married first Francis Bacon (d. 1840) and then J. T. Delane, both of them editors of that paper. He was the author of The Public and Private Life of Lord Chancellor Eldon, and other volumes. He died suddenly in London on 4 May 1849.
Twiss was born at Bath, Somerset, the son of Francis Twiss (1760–1827), a Shakespearian scholar. In his youth he wrote light articles for the papers; and, going to the bar, he obtained a considerable practice and became 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 1827. In 1820 he was elected to Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom, British Crown dependencies and British overseas territories, located in London...
, where, with some interruptions, he sat until 1841, holding the office of Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies
Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies
The Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies was a junior Ministerial post in the United Kingdom government, subordinate to the Secretary of State for War and the Colonies....
in 1828–1830. In 1844 he was appointed vice-chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster is, in modern times, a ministerial office in the government of the United Kingdom that includes as part of its duties, the administration of the estates and rents of the Duchy of Lancaster...
, a well-paid post which enabled him to enjoy his popularity in London society. For some years he wrote for The Times
The Times
The Times is a British daily national newspaper, first published in London in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register . The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times are published by Times Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary since 1981 of News International...
, in which he first compiled the parliamentary summary, and his daughter married first Francis Bacon (d. 1840) and then J. T. Delane, both of them editors of that paper. He was the author of The Public and Private Life of Lord Chancellor Eldon, and other volumes. He died suddenly in London on 4 May 1849.