MS 920 04 01 04

MS 920 04 01 04

Hannen family archive: Papers of James Hannen: Legal papers - Lord of Appeal Court in Ordinary

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1890-1894

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Papers relating to James Hannen's appointment as Lord of Appeal Court in Ordinary and his elevation to House of Lords:

Letter from Lyon Playfair, 1st Baron Playfair (1818 –1898), scientist, Liberal politician and Postmaster-General, 17 Dec 1890

Letters from John Coleridge enclosing a letter from Powles, 5 and 11 Jan 1891

Letter from Mary Augusta Ward (1851 –1920), novelist who wrote under her married name as Mrs Humphry Ward, thanking Hannen for his cheque and support for the new University Hall, 17 Jan 1891 [She worked to improve education for the poor, was one of a group which set up a Settlement in University Hall London with the intention of bringing educational and recreational opportunities to the poor of the area through a number of 'Residents' at the Hall, young professional men, mainly lawyers, who would give lectures and lead activities in return for board and lodging].

Letter from William L Selfe congratulations on James Hannen’s appointment to Lord of Appeal, 19 Jan 1891

Letter from Lord Knutsford 19 January n.d. [1891]

Letter from Kenneth Augustus Muir Mackenzie, 1st Baron Muir Mackenzie, (1845 –1930) barrister, civil servant, and politician, 19 Jan 1891

Note of congratulation from ?Patrick H Chamberlain, n.d. [1891]

Letter from his friend Lord Chief Justice John Coleridge, 19 Jan 1891

Letter from Sir Joseph William Chitty (1828 –1899), judge and politician, 19 Jan 1891

Letter from Arthur Hobhouse, 1st Baron Hobhouse (1819 –1904) lawyer and judge, 19 Jan 1891

Letter from Sir Thomas Townsend Bucknill (1845 –1915), 19 Jan 1891

Letter from Lily Du Vernet, 19 Jan 1891

Letter from Sir Richard Garth (1820 –1903), barrister and Privy Councillor, 19 Jan 1891

Letter from Albert W Woods, Garter Principal King of Arms, on steps necessary for his introduction to the House of Lords, enclosing Memorandum, 20 Jan 1891

Letter from Sir William Reynell Anson, jurist and politician, congratulations 22 Jan 1891

Letter from K Muir Mackenzie (from the House of Lords), on ‘occult solemnities’ for James Hannen’s peerage, and on Hannen taking his seat in House of Lords, 23 Jan 1891

Letter from Robert Richard Warren (1817 –1897), judge, Probate Division of Ireland, Dublin, 20 Jan 1891

Letter from Sir Edmund Grimani Hornby (1825 –1896) British judge, 22 Jan 1891

Letter from Lord Salisbury accepting Hannen's resignation from Presidency of Probate Division and Admiralty to become Lord of Appeal in Ordinary, 26 Jan 1891

Letter from Albert W Woods, Garter Principal King of Arms, on the warrant for his peerage and introduction to House of Lords, 26 Jan 1891

Letter from Hannen's former pupil, Sir Archibald Levin Smith (1836 –1901) judge, 30 Jan 1891

Letter from G J Widdicombe, Probate Division, Royal Courts of Justice, 3 Feb 1891

Letter from E Clingan? about Watkins and Watkins Judgement and a summary of case Judgement and appealing for assistance, signed by Hannen, 7 Feb 1891

Letter from Hannen's former pupil, Sir Archibald Levin Smith (1836 –1901) judge, 15 Apr 1892

Letter from Sir James Paget, surgeon, pathologist and vice-chancellor of the University of London, asking him to fill a vacancy on University of London Senate, 12 May 1892

Letter from Hannen's former pupil, Sir Archibald Levin Smith (1836 –1901) judge, 4 Jun 1892

Letter from his friend Lord Chief Justice John Coleridge, Ottery St Mary, Devon, 24 September 1893

Letter from his friend Lord Chief Justice John Coleridge, Ottery St Mary, Devon, 1 Jan 1894