The Lord Thurlow | |
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![]() Portrait by Thomas Lawrence | |
Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain Lord High Steward for the trial of: List | |
In office 3 June 1778 – 7 April 1783 | |
Monarch | George III |
Prime Minister | |
Preceded by | The Earl Bathurst |
Succeeded by | In Commission |
In office 23 December 1783 – 15 June 1792 | |
Monarch | George III |
Prime Minister | William Pitt the Younger |
Preceded by | In Commission |
Succeeded by | In Commission |
Member of Parliament for Tamworth | |
In office 1765–1778 | |
Preceded by | Viscount Villiers |
Succeeded by | Anthony Chamier |
Personal details | |
Born | 9 December 1731 |
Died | 12 September 1806 | (aged 74)
Nationality | English |
Political party | Tories |
Edward Thurlow, 1st Baron Thurlow, PC (9 December 1731 – 12 September 1806), was a British lawyer and Tory politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1765 to 1778 when he was raised to the peerage as Baron Thurlow. He served as Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain for fourteen years and under four Prime Ministers.