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'''Thomas Phinn''' (1814 – 31 October 1866) was a British [[barrister]] and [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal Party]] politician. He held various positions in the [[Admiralty]] of the United Kingdom (the body governing the [[Royal Navy]]) in the mid-nineteenth century.
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| predecessor = [[William Baillie-Hamilton]]
| successor = [[William Govett Romaine]]
| birth_date = Unknown date, {{circa|1814}}
| birth_place = [[Bath, Somerset]], England
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| death_place = [[London, Middlesex]], England
| party = [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal Party]]
| education = [[Eton College]]; [[Exeter College, Oxford|Exeter College]]
| occupation = [[Barrister]]
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'''Thomas Phinn''', [[Queen's Counsel|QC]] ({{circa|1814}}&nbsp;– 31 October 1866) was a British [[barrister]] and [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal Party]] politician.<ref>{{cite web |last=National Portrait Gallery |title=Thomas Phinn |website=npg.org.uk |url=https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw144423/Thomas-Phinn |access-date=18 April 2018}}</ref>
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Born in [[Bath, Somerset]], Phinn was educated at [[Eton College]] and [[Exeter College, Oxford]]. He read for the bar at the [[Inner Temple]], being [[called to the bar|called]] in 1840.<ref>Boase, F., ''Modern English biography'', 6 vols, 1892–1921</ref> He was elected at the [[United Kingdom general election, 1852|1852 general election]] as Member of Parliament (MP) for [[Bath (UK Parliament constituency)|Bath]], but held that seat for only three years, until 1855.<ref name="craig1832-1885">{{cite book
He held various positions in the [[British Admiralty|Admiralty]] of the United Kingdom in the mid-19th&nbsp;century.
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}}</ref> He was appointed [[Counsel]] to the Admiralty and [[Judge Advocate of the Fleet]] on 17 April 1854,<ref name="Counsel 1673-1870">[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=16688 'Counsel 1673–1870'], ''Office-Holders in Modern Britain: Volume 4: Admiralty Officials 1660–1870'' (1975), pp. 78.</ref> and continued in that office until appointed [[Second Secretary to the Admiralty]] on 22 May 1855,<ref>[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=16654 'Secretaries 1660–1870'], ''Office-Holders in Modern Britain: Volume 4: Admiralty Officials 1660–1870'' (1975), pp. 34–37.</ref> a post which required his [[resignation from the British House of Commons|resignation]] from the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]]. He resigned from the Admiralty on 7 May 1857, but was re-appointed Counsel and Judge-Advocate on 12 November 1863, and held that post until his death on 31 October 1866, in London.<ref name="Counsel 1673-1870"/>


==Notes==
== Life ==
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Born in [[Bath, Somerset]], Phinn was educated at [[Eton College]] and [[Exeter College, Oxford]]. He read for the bar at the [[Inner Temple]], being [[called to the bar|called]] in 1840.<ref>Boase, F., ''Modern English biography'', 6 vols, 1892–1921</ref>
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He was elected at the [[1852 United Kingdom general election|1852 general election]] as Member of Parliament for [[Bath (UK Parliament constituency)|Bath]], but held that seat for only three years, until 1855.<ref name="craig1832-1885">{{cite book |last=Craig |first=F. W. S. |author-link=F. W. S. Craig |year=1989 |title=British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 |edition=2nd |orig-year=First published 1977 |publisher=Parliamentary Research Services |location=Chichester |page=37 |isbn=0-900178-26-4}}</ref>


He was appointed [[Counsel]] to the Admiralty and [[Judge Advocate of the Fleet]] on 17&nbsp; April 1854,<ref name="Counsel 1673-1870">[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=16688 'Counsel 1673–1870'], ''Office-Holders in Modern Britain: Volume 4: Admiralty Officials 1660–1870'' (1975), pp. 78.</ref>
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and continued in that office until appointed [[Second Secretary to the Admiralty]] on 22&nbsp; May 1855,<ref>[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=16654 'Secretaries 1660–1870'], ''Office-Holders in Modern Britain: Volume 4: Admiralty Officials 1660–1870'' (1975), pp. 34–37.</ref> He was made a [[Queen's Counsel]] in 1857.
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a post which required his [[resignation from the British House of Commons|resignation]] from the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]]. He resigned from the Admiralty on 7&nbsp; May 1857, but was re-appointed Counsel and Judge-Advocate on 12&nbsp; November 1863, and held that post until his death on 31&nbsp; October 1866, in London.<ref name="Counsel 1673-1870" /><ref>{{cite news |title=Obituary: Will of the Late Thomas Phinn, Q.C |newspaper=The Law Journal: A Weekly Publication of Notes of Cases and Legal News |location=London |page=700 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SmEvAQAAMAAJ&q=thomas+phinn%2C+Q.C.+sister&pg=PA696 |date=21 December 1866 |access-date=17 April 2018}}</ref>{{clear}}
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* [[C. I. Hamilton]], ed., "Selections from the Phinn Committee of Inquiry of October–November 1853 into the State of the Office of Secretary to the Admiralty, in ''The Naval Miscellany'', volume V, edited by [[N. A. M. Rodger]], (London: [[Navy Records Society]], London, 1984).

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== References ==
=== Footnotes ===
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=== Bibliography ===
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* [[C. I. Hamilton]], ed., "Selections from the Phinn Committee of Inquiry of October–November 1853 into the State of the Office of Secretary to the Admiralty", in ''The Naval Miscellany'', volume V, edited by [[N. A. M. Rodger]], (London: [[Navy Records Society]], London, 1984).
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Latest revision as of 18:04, 7 April 2024

Thomas Phinn
Second Secretary to the Admiralty
In office
22 May 1855 – 7 May 1857 (1855-05-22 – 1857-05-07)
Preceded byWilliam Baillie-Hamilton
Succeeded byWilliam Govett Romaine
Personal details
BornUnknown date, c. 1814
Bath, Somerset, England
Died31 October 1866(1866-10-31) (aged 51–52)
London, Middlesex, England
Political partyLiberal Party
EducationEton College; Exeter College
OccupationBarrister

Thomas Phinn, QC (c. 1814 – 31 October 1866) was a British barrister and Liberal Party politician.[1] He held various positions in the Admiralty of the United Kingdom in the mid-19th century.

Life

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Born in Bath, Somerset, Phinn was educated at Eton College and Exeter College, Oxford. He read for the bar at the Inner Temple, being called in 1840.[2] He was elected at the 1852 general election as Member of Parliament for Bath, but held that seat for only three years, until 1855.[3]

He was appointed Counsel to the Admiralty and Judge Advocate of the Fleet on 17  April 1854,[4] and continued in that office until appointed Second Secretary to the Admiralty on 22  May 1855,[5] He was made a Queen's Counsel in 1857.

a post which required his resignation from the House of Commons. He resigned from the Admiralty on 7  May 1857, but was re-appointed Counsel and Judge-Advocate on 12  November 1863, and held that post until his death on 31  October 1866, in London.[4][6]

References

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ National Portrait Gallery. "Thomas Phinn". npg.org.uk. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  2. ^ Boase, F., Modern English biography, 6 vols, 1892–1921
  3. ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [First published 1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 37. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
  4. ^ a b 'Counsel 1673–1870', Office-Holders in Modern Britain: Volume 4: Admiralty Officials 1660–1870 (1975), pp. 78.
  5. ^ 'Secretaries 1660–1870', Office-Holders in Modern Britain: Volume 4: Admiralty Officials 1660–1870 (1975), pp. 34–37.
  6. ^ "Obituary: Will of the Late Thomas Phinn, Q.C". The Law Journal: A Weekly Publication of Notes of Cases and Legal News. London. 21 December 1866. p. 700. Retrieved 17 April 2018.

Bibliography

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  • C. I. Hamilton, ed., "Selections from the Phinn Committee of Inquiry of October–November 1853 into the State of the Office of Secretary to the Admiralty", in The Naval Miscellany, volume V, edited by N. A. M. Rodger, (London: Navy Records Society, London, 1984).
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