Charles Heneage Elsley

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Born(1792-08-14)August 14, 1792
Burneston, North Yorkshire, England
DiedAugust 3, 1865(1865-08-03) (aged 72)
York, North Yorkshire, England
Burial placeSt Patrick Churchyard, Patrick Brompton, Richmondshire District, North Yorkshire, England
EducationCalled to the bar, Middle Temple, January 29, 1819
Charles Heneage Elsley
Esq
Born(1792-08-14)August 14, 1792
Burneston, North Yorkshire, England
DiedAugust 3, 1865(1865-08-03) (aged 72)
York, North Yorkshire, England
Burial placeSt Patrick Churchyard, Patrick Brompton, Richmondshire District, North Yorkshire, England
EducationCalled to the bar, Middle Temple, January 29, 1819
Alma materPeterhouse College, Cambridge
TitleRecorder of York & Richmond
Children10
FatherRev Heneage Elsley

Charles Heneage Elsley Esq J.P. (14 August 1792 – 3 August 1865) was an English lawyer and author. He was born in Yorkshire, the son of the Reverend Heneage Elsley. He graduated ninth in Tripos in 1813 at Peterhouse, Cambridge. He was called to the bar in 1819 and became a barrister.

Elsley was the author of four books:

  • Reports of Cases by Sir W. Blackstone, revised (1828)[1]
  • Essay on the relation between the English and French languages (1858)[2]
  • Church Leases Considered (1833)[3]
  • Reform, universal suffrage, ballot (1860)[4]

Career

He was also a Recorder of Richmond (1827–65), York (1834–65), and Scarborough (1836–65), and a County Court Judge (1845–54). Elsley was also the Vice-President of the Yorkshire Philosophical Society (1838-1839, 1844-1845).

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