Nicholas Lechmere, 1st Baron Lechmere
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Nicholas Lechmere, 1st Baron Lechmere (5 August 1675-18 June 1727) was an English lawyer and politician who served as Attorney-General and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.
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.
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.
He married Lady Elizabeth Howard, daughter of The Earl of Carlisle, but they had no children and his title became extinct on his death in 1727.
Lechmere was also a collaborator with Richard Steele on his pamphlet The Crisis.
[edit] References
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
- Burke's Extinct Peerage (London: Henry Colburn & Richard Bentley, 1831)
- Concise Dictionary of National Biography (1930)
| 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 |
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