Herbert Cozens-Hardy, 1st Baron Cozens-Hardy
| The Right Honourable The Lord Cozens-Hardy PC |
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| Master of the Rolls | |
| In office 6 March 1907 – 3 May 1918 |
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| Preceded by | Sir Richard Collins |
| Succeeded by | Sir Charles Swinfen Eady |
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| Born | Herbert Hardy Cozens 22 November 1838 Letheringsett, Holt, Norfolk |
| Died | Error: Need valid death date (first date): year, month, day Letheringsett, Holt, Norfolk |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse(s) | Maria Hepburn (d. 1886) |
| Alma mater | University College London |
| Profession | Barrister, judge |
Herbert Hardy Cozens-Hardy, 1st Baron Cozens-Hardy, PC (22 November 1838 – 18 June 1920) was a British politician and Master of the Rolls from 1907 until 1918.
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Early life
He was born in Letheringsett, Norfolk in 1838, the second son of William Hardy Cozens-Hardy and was educated at Amersham School.
He entered University College London in 1857 to read law and was called to the bar in 1862. In 1868 he married Maria Hepburn,[1] who bore him two sons and two daughters before her death in 1886.
Career
By 1862 he was a Fellow of University College London, a QC, Bencher of Lincoln's Inn and Chairman of the General Council of the Bar. From 1885 to 1889 he was also the Liberal M.P. for North Norfolk, resigning his seat on his appointment to the Bench.
Knighted in 1889 he was firstly a Judge of the Chancery Division of the High Court of Justice. In November 1901 he was appointed a Lord Justice of Appeal[2] and a Privy Councillor.[3] He served seven years as Master of the Rolls, simultaneously serving as Chairman of the Historical Manuscripts Commission. He was created Baron Cozens-Hardy, of Letheringsett, on 1 July 1914. Retiring in 1918, he died less than two years later in 1920, aged 81.
He is the subject of a poem (Lord Cozens Hardy, without the hyphen) by John Betjeman.
Through his eldest daughter, Katharine, he was the maternal grandfather of Kenneth Horne.
His younger daughter, Hope, married Austin Pilkington of the Pilkington glassmaking family.
Baron Cozens-Hardy is buried in Kensal Green Cemetery.
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for North Norfolk 1885–1899 |
Succeeded by William Brampton Gurdon |
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| Preceded by | Master of the Rolls 1907-1918 |
Succeeded by Sir Charles Swinfen Eady |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| New creation | Baron Cozens-Hardy 1914–1920 |
Succeeded by William Hepburn Cozens-Hardy |
- ↑ Who was Who 1916–1928, 1992 reprint: ISBN 0-7136-3143-0
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27372. p. 7144. 5 November 1901.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27372. p. 7138. 5 November 1901.
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