Richard Amphlett, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetRichard Amphlett
British politician
Date of Birth: 24-May-1809
Date of Death: 07-Dec-1883
Profession: judge, politician
Zodiac Sign: Gemini 
About Richard Amphlett
- Sir Richard Paul Amphlett (24 May 1809 – 7 December 1883) was an English barrister and Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1868 to 1874. Amphlett was the eldest of five sons of Rev.
- Richard Holmden Amphlett of Wychbold Hall, Hadzor, near Droitwich and his first wife Sarah Paul, daughter of Nathaniel Paul of Bloomsbury Square, London.
- His father was the lord of the manor and rector of Hadzor, Worcestershire, of a gentry family anciently of Salwarpe in that county.
- Amphlett was educated at Brewood Grammar School and at Peterhouse, Cambridge graduating BA as 6th wrangler in 1831 and MA in 1834.
- He became a Fellow of his college and was also called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn in June 1834.
- He practised at the Chancery Bar and was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1858 and was also Bencher of his Inn.
- He was Deputy Lieutenant and J.P.
- for Worcestershire, and deputy chairman of Worcestershire Quarter Sessions.In 1859 Amphlett stood unsuccessfully for parliament at Lewes.
- At the 1868 general election Amphlett was elected Member of Parliament for East Worcestershire and held the seat until 1874.In 1873 Amphlett was serjeant-at-law and president of the Legal Education Association.
- He was knighted in June 1874.
- From 1874 to 1876 he was a Baron of the Exchequer and was made Privy Councillor in 1876.
- From 1876 to 1877 he was Lord Justice of Appeal and retired on account of ill-health.Amphlett died at 32, Wimpole Street, London at the age of 74 and was buried at Hadzor.Amphlett married Frances Ferrard daughter of Edward Ferrard of St.
- Ives, Yorkshire in 1840.
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