Thomas Phinn
British barrister and Liberal Party politician
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Thomas Phinn, QC (c. 1814 – 31 October 1866) was a British barrister and Liberal Party politician.[1] He held various positions in the Admiralty of the United Kingdom in the mid-19th century.
Thomas Phinn | |
|---|---|
| Second Secretary to the Admiralty | |
| In office 22 May 1855 – 7 May 1857 | |
| Preceded by | William Baillie-Hamilton |
| Succeeded by | William Govett Romaine |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Unknown date, c. 1814 Bath, Somerset, England |
| Died | 31 October 1866 (aged 51–52) London, Middlesex, England |
| Party | Liberal Party |
| Education | Eton College; Exeter College |
| Occupation | Barrister |
Life
Born in Bath, Somerset, Phinn was educated at Eton College and Exeter College, Oxford. He read for the bar at the Inner Temple, being called in 1840.[2] He was elected at the 1852 general election as Member of Parliament for Bath, but held that seat for only three years, until 1855.[3]
He was appointed Counsel to the Admiralty and Judge Advocate of the Fleet on 17 April 1854,[4] and continued in that office until appointed Second Secretary to the Admiralty on 22 May 1855,[5] He was made a Queen's Counsel in 1857.
a post which required his resignation from the House of Commons. He resigned from the Admiralty on 7 May 1857, but was re-appointed Counsel and Judge-Advocate on 12 November 1863, and held that post until his death on 31 October 1866, in London.[4][6]