Horace Twiss
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Horace Twiss (c. 1787 – 4 May 1849) was an English writer and politician born at Bath, being the son of Francis Twiss (1760-1827), a Shakespearian scholar who married Mrs. Siddons's sister, Fanny Kemble, and whose brother Richard (1747-1821) made a name as a writer of travels.
Horace Twiss had a pretty wit and as a young man wrote light articles for the papers; and, going to the bar, he obtained a considerable practice and became a K.C. 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 the 4th of May 1849.
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| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by William Taylor Money and Richard Ellison |
Member of Parliament for Wootton Bassett 1820–1830 with Sir George Philips |
Succeeded by Thomas Hyde Villiers and The Viscount Mahon |
| Preceded by Spencer Perceval and William Henry John Scott |
Member of Parliament for Newport (Isle of Wight) with Spencer Perceval 1830–1831 |
Succeeded by James Joseph Hope-Vere and William Mount |
| Preceded by Henry Warburton and John Romilly |
Member of Parliament for Bridport with Henry Warburton 1835–1837 |
Succeeded by Swynfen Jervis and Henry Warburton |
