The Lord Wensleydale | |
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| Court of King's Bench | |
| In office 28 November 1828 – 29 April 1834 | |
| Preceded by | Sir George Holyroyd |
| Succeeded by | John Williams |
| Court of Exchequer | |
| In office 29 April 1834 – December 1855 | |
| Preceded by | John Williams |
| Succeeded by | Lord Bramwell |
| Lord of Appeal in Ordinary | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 March 1782 |
| Died | 25 February 1868 (aged 85) |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse | Cecilia Barlow |
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| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Profession | Barrister, Judge |
James Parke, 1st Baron Wensleydale PC (22 March 1782 – 25 February 1868) was a British barrister and judge. After an education at The King's School, Macclesfield and Trinity College, Cambridge he studied under a special pleader, before being called to the Bar by the Inner Temple in 1813. Although not a particularly distinguished barrister, he was appointed to the Court of King's Bench on 28 November 1828, made a Privy Counsellor in 1833 and, a year later, a Baron of the Exchequer. He resigned his post in 1855, angered by the passing of the Common Law Procedure Acts, but was recalled by the government, who gave him a peerage as Baron Wensleydale of Walton to allow him to undertake the judicial functions of the House of Lords, a role he fulfilled until his death on 25 February 1868.