IN VENN
NOT A CLERIC
Adm. pens. (age 17) at PETERHOUSE, Oct. 14, 1826. Of Salop. S. and h. of Richard Holmden, clerk, of New Hall, Worcs. B. May 24, 1809. School, Brewood, Staffs. ' Matric. Michs. 1827; B.A. (6th Wrangler) 1831; M.A. 1834. Fellow, 1833. Hon. Fellow, 1883. Adm. at Lincoln's Inn, Feb. 15, 1831. Called to the Bar, 1834. On the Oxford Circuit. Q.C., 1858. Bencher, 1858. Vice-Chairman of the Worcestershire Quarter Sessions, 1866. M.P. for East Worcs., 1868-74. Serjeant-at-law and President of the Legal Education Association, 1873. Knighted, Jan. 27, 1874. Baron of the Exchequer, 1874-6. Lord Justice of Appeal, 1876-7. P.C., 1876. Retired owing to ill-health. Twice married. Of Wychbold Hall, Worcestershire. J.P. and D.L. Died s.p. Dec. 7, 1883, at 32, Wimpole Street, London. Buried at Hadzor. Brother of Martin (1832). (T. A. Walker, 427; Vis. of England and Wales, IV; Burke, L.G.; D.N.B.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1833 | Appt(Institution) | Amphlett, Richard Paul | Peterhouse, Cambridge / | Fellow | View |