Robert Henley, 2nd Baron Henley
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Robert Henley Henley, 2nd Baron Henley (3 September 1789 – 3 February 1841) was a British
lawyer and Member of Parliament
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Born Robert Henley Eden, he was the son of Morton Eden, 1st Baron Henley
, and Lady Elizabeth Henley, youngest daughter of Lord Chancellor
Robert Henley, 1st Earl of Northington
. He served as a Master in Chancery
from 1826 to 1840 and between 1826 and 1830 he also sat as Member of Parliament for Fowey
. In 1830 he succeeded his father as second Baron Henley but as this was an Irish peerage it did not entitle him to a seat in the House of Lords
. The following year Lord Henley assumed by Royal license the surname of Henley in lieu of Eden in commemoration of his maternal ancestors and the same year he published a biography of his maternal grandfather, entitled Memoir of the Life of Robert Henley, Earl of Northington, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain.
Lord Henley married Harriet, daughter of Sir Robert Peel, 1st Baronet
, and sister of Prime Minister Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Baronet, in 1823. He died in February 1841, aged 51, and was succeeded in the barony by his son Anthony
. Lady Henley died in 1869.
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lawyer and Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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Born Robert Henley Eden, he was the son of Morton Eden, 1st Baron Henley
Morton Eden, 1st Baron Henley
Morton Frederick Eden, 1st Baron Henley GCB, PC, FRS was a British diplomat.Eden was a younger son of Sir Robert Eden, 3rd Baronet and was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford. From 1776–79, he was Minister to Bavaria, then to Copenhagen 1779–82, Dresden 1783–91, Berlin...
, and Lady Elizabeth Henley, youngest daughter of Lord Chancellor
Lord Chancellor
The Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, or Lord Chancellor, is a senior and important functionary in the government of the United Kingdom. He is the second highest ranking of the Great Officers of State, ranking only after the Lord High Steward. The Lord Chancellor is appointed by the Sovereign...
Robert Henley, 1st Earl of Northington
Robert Henley, 1st Earl of Northington
Robert Henley, 1st Earl of Northington PC , was the Lord Chancellor of Great Britain. He was a member of the Whig Party in the parliament and was known for his wit and writing.-Family:...
. He served as a Master in Chancery
Court of Chancery
The Court of Chancery was a court of equity in England and Wales that followed a set of loose rules to avoid the slow pace of change and possible harshness of the common law. The Chancery had jurisdiction over all matters of equity, including trusts, land law, the administration of the estates of...
from 1826 to 1840 and between 1826 and 1830 he also sat as Member of Parliament for Fowey
Fowey (UK Parliament constituency)
Fowey was a rotten borough in Cornwall which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons in the English and later British Parliament from 1571 to 1832, when it was abolished by the Great Reform Act.-History:...
. In 1830 he succeeded his father as second Baron Henley but as this was an Irish peerage it did not entitle him to a seat in the House of Lords
House of Lords
The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster....
. The following year Lord Henley assumed by Royal license the surname of Henley in lieu of Eden in commemoration of his maternal ancestors and the same year he published a biography of his maternal grandfather, entitled Memoir of the Life of Robert Henley, Earl of Northington, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain.
Lord Henley married Harriet, daughter of Sir Robert Peel, 1st Baronet
Sir Robert Peel, 1st Baronet
Sir Robert Peel, 1st Baronet , was a British politician and industrialist and one of early textile manufacturers of the Industrial Revolution...
, and sister of Prime Minister Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Baronet, in 1823. He died in February 1841, aged 51, and was succeeded in the barony by his son Anthony
Anthony Henley, 3rd Baron Henley
Anthony Henley Henley, 3rd Baron Henley , also 1st Baron Northington in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, was a British peer and Liberal Member of Parliament....
. Lady Henley died in 1869.