William Rothery
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William Rothery was chief of the office of the king's proctor in Doctors' Commons
- a society of lawyers practising civil law in London.
the admiralty referee on slave-trade
matters, and held the appointment until his retirement in 1860. In 1830–2 he was engaged with some eminent lawyers and civilians in framing rules for the guidance of the vice-admiralty courts in the colonies, the excesses of which had become notorious. In 1840 he was associated with Sir Henry Lytton Bulwer in settling, with two French commissioners, the amount of compensation to be paid to some British subjects for the forcible interruption of their trade by the French at Portendic on the coast of Africa
; and in 1844, in conjunction with the judge of the court of admiralty, Admiral Joseph Denman
, and James Bandinel of the Foreign Office
, he prepared a code of instructions for the guidance of naval officers employed in the suppression of the slave trade.
He married Frances, daughter of Dr. Cadogan of Cowbridge
, Glamorganshire. Their son was Henry Cadogan Rothery
(1817–1888), wreck commissioner.
Doctors' Commons
Doctors' Commons, also called the College of Civilians, was a society of lawyers practising civil law in London. Like the Inns of Court of the common lawyers, the society had buildings with rooms where its members lived and worked, and a large library...
- a society of lawyers practising civil law in London.
Career
In 1821 he was appointed by the treasuryHM Treasury
HM Treasury, in full Her Majesty's Treasury, informally The Treasury, is the United Kingdom government department responsible for developing and executing the British government's public finance policy and economic policy...
the admiralty referee on slave-trade
Atlantic slave trade
The Atlantic slave trade, also known as the trans-atlantic slave trade, refers to the trade in slaves that took place across the Atlantic ocean from the sixteenth through to the nineteenth centuries...
matters, and held the appointment until his retirement in 1860. In 1830–2 he was engaged with some eminent lawyers and civilians in framing rules for the guidance of the vice-admiralty courts in the colonies, the excesses of which had become notorious. In 1840 he was associated with Sir Henry Lytton Bulwer in settling, with two French commissioners, the amount of compensation to be paid to some British subjects for the forcible interruption of their trade by the French at Portendic on the coast of Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
; and in 1844, in conjunction with the judge of the court of admiralty, Admiral Joseph Denman
Joseph Denman
Rear Admiral Joseph Denman was a British naval officer, most noted for his actions against the slave trade as a commander of HMS Wanderer of the West Africa Squadron.-Early Life:...
, and James Bandinel of the Foreign Office
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office, commonly called the Foreign Office or the FCO is a British government department responsible for promoting the interests of the United Kingdom overseas, created in 1968 by merging the Foreign Office and the Commonwealth Office.The head of the FCO is the...
, he prepared a code of instructions for the guidance of naval officers employed in the suppression of the slave trade.
He married Frances, daughter of Dr. Cadogan of Cowbridge
Cowbridge
Cowbridge is a market town in the Vale of Glamorgan in Wales, approximately west of Cardiff. Cowbridge is twinned with Clisson in the Loire-Atlantique department in northwestern France.-Roman times:...
, Glamorganshire. Their son was Henry Cadogan Rothery
Henry Cadogan Rothery
Henry Cadogan Rothery was an English lawyer and commissioner of wrecks , especially remembered for chairing the inquiry into the Tay Bridge disaster in 1879.-Life:...
(1817–1888), wreck commissioner.