Horace Twiss

Horace Twiss KC (28 February 1787 – 4 May 1849) was an English writer and politician.

Life

Twiss was born at Bath, Somerset, the son of Francis Twiss (1760–1827) & his wife Frances née Kemble (sister of Sarah Siddons née Kemble). He was a Shakespearian scholar. In his youth he wrote light articles for the papers; he became a successful lawyer and was appointed a Queen's Counsel in 1827. In 1820 he was elected to Parliament, where, with some interruptions, he sat until 1841, holding the office of Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies in 1828–1830. In 1844 he was appointed vice-chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, a well-paid post which enabled him to enjoy his popularity in London society. For some years he wrote for The Times, in which he first compiled the parliamentary summary, and his daughter married first Francis Bacon (d. 1840) and then J. T. Delane, both of them editors of that paper. He was the author of The Public and Private Life of Lord Chancellor Eldon, and other volumes. He died suddenly in London on 4 May 1849.

References

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External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Horace Twiss
• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by William Taylor Money Richard Ellison	Member of Parliament for Wootton Bassett 1820–1830 With: Sir George Philips, Bt	Succeeded by Thomas Hyde Villiers The Viscount Mahon
Preceded by Spencer Perceval William Henry John Scott	Member of Parliament for Newport (Isle of Wight) 1830–1831 With: Spencer Perceval	Succeeded by James Joseph Hope-Vere William Mount
Preceded by Henry Warburton John Romilly	Member of Parliament for Bridport 1835–1837 With: Henry Warburton	Succeeded by Swynfen Jervis Henry Warburton
Political offices
Preceded by Lord Francis Leveson-Gower	Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies 1828–1830	Succeeded by Viscount Howick