Nicholas Lechmere, 1st Baron Lechmere
Nicholas Lechmere, 1st Baron Lechmere PC (5 August 1675 – 18 June 1727) was an English lawyer and politician who served as Attorney-General and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.
Life
He was educated at Merton College, Oxford, and was called to the bar as a member of Middle Temple in 1698. He took silk in 1708.[1]
He entered Parliament in 1708 as Member for Appleby, and subsequently also represented Cockermouth and Tewkesbury. In 1714 he was appointed Solicitor-General. In 1718, he was appointed Attorney-General and also became a Privy Counsellor and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. On 4 September 1721, having ceased to be attorney-general, he was raised to the peerage as Baron Lechmere of Evesham in the County of Worcester.[2]
Lechmere was also a collaborator with Richard Steele on his pamphlet The Crisis.[1]
He died from a sudden attack of apoplexy, while seated at table, at Campden House, Kensington, on 18 June 1727, and was buried at Hanley Castle, where there is a tablet inscribed to his memory. [1]
Family
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He married Lady Elizabeth Howard, daughter of Charles Howard, 3rd Earl of Carlisle, but they had no children and his title became extinct on his death in 1727.
References
- 1 2 3 Walford 1892.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 5984. p. 1. 22 August 1721.
- Attribution
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Walford, Edward (1892). "Lechmere, Nicholas (1675-1727)". In Lee, Sidney. Dictionary of National Biography. 32. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
External links
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages
- Burke's Extinct Peerage (London: Henry Colburn & Richard Bentley, 1831)
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by James Grahme William Harvey |
Member of Parliament for Appleby with Edward Duncombe 1708–1710 |
Succeeded by Edward Duncombe Thomas Lutwyche |
| Preceded by James Stanhope Albemarle Bertie |
Member of Parliament for Cockermouth with James Stanhope 1710–1713 Joseph Musgrave 1713-1715 James Stanhope 1715–1717 Sir Thomas Pengelly 1717 1710–1717 |
Succeeded by Sir Thomas Pengelly Lord Percy Seymour |
| Preceded by William Dowdeswell Anthony Lechmere |
Member of Parliament for Tewkesbury with William Dowdeswell 1717–1721 |
Succeeded by William Dowdeswell The Viscount Gage |
| Peerage of Great Britain | ||
| Preceded by New creation |
Baron Lechmere 1721–1727 |
Succeeded by Extinct |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Sir Robert Raymond |
Solicitor-General 1714–1715 |
Succeeded by John Fortescue Aland |
| Preceded by Sir Edward Northey |
Attorney-General 1718–1720 |
Succeeded by Sir Robert Raymond |
| Preceded by The Earl of Scarbrough |
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 1718–1727 |
Succeeded by The Duke of Rutland |