Arthur Wolfe, 1st Viscount Kilwarden
| The Viscount Kilwarden | |
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Portrait by Hugh Douglas Hamilton.
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| Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench in Ireland | |
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In office 3 July 1798 – 23 July 1803 |
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| Preceded by | Lord Earlsfort |
| Succeeded by | William Downes |
| Member of Parliament for Dublin City | |
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In office January 1798 – July 1798 Serving with John Claudius Beresford |
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| Preceded by | Lord Henry FitzGerald |
| Succeeded by | George Ogle |
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| Born | 19 January 1739 Forenaughts House, Naas, County Kildare, Kingdom of Ireland |
| Died | 23 July 1803 (aged 64) Dublin, United Kingdom of Great Britain & Ireland |
| Spouse(s) | Anne Ruxton |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Dublin |
Arthur Wolfe, 1st Viscount Kilwarden KC (19 January 1739 – 23 July 1803) was an Irish peer, politician and judge.
Arthur Wolfe was born at Forenaughts House, near Naas, being the eighth of nine sons born to John Wolfe (1700-1760) and his wife Mary (d.1763), the only child and heiress of William Philpot, a successful merchant at Dublin. One of his brothers was the High Sheriff of Kildare and his first cousin was the father of the poet Charles Wolfe.
Wolfe was educated at Trinity College, Dublin, and the Middle Temple in London. He was called to the Irish Bar in 1766. In 1769, he married Anne Ruxton (1745–1804), and after building up a successful practice took silk in 1778.
In 1783, Wolfe was returned as Member of Parliament for Coleraine, which he represented until 1790. In 1787, he was appointed Solicitor-General for Ireland, and was returned to Parliament for Jamestown in 1790.
Appointed Attorney-General for Ireland in 1789, he was known for his strict adherence to the forms of law, and his opposition to the arbitrary measures taken by the authorities, despite his own portion in the Protestant Ascendancy. He unsuccessfully prosecuted William Drennan in 1792. In 1795, Lord Fitzwilliam, the new Lord Lieutenant, intended to remove him from his place as Attorney-General to make way for George Ponsonby. In compensation, Wolfe's wife was created Baroness Kilwarden on 30 September 1795; however, the recall of Fitzwilliam led Wolfe to retain his office.
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