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Henry Bickersteth

The Right Honourable
The Lord Langdale
PC QC
Henry Bickersteth, Baron Langdale (19th century) by George Richmond and John Henry Robinson.jpg
Lord Langdale.
Master of the Rolls
In office
1836–1851
Preceded by Sir Charles Pepys
Succeeded by The Lord Romilly
Personal details
Born (1783-06-18)18 June 1783
Kirkby Lonsdale
Died 18 April 1851(1851-04-18) (aged 67)
Tunbridge Wells
Spouse(s) Lady Jane Elizabeth Harley

Henry Bickersteth, 1st Baron Langdale, PC QC (18 June 1783 – 18 April 1851) was an English law reformer and Master of the Rolls.

He was born on 18 June 1783 at Kirkby Lonsdale, three years before his brother Edward Bickersteth.

By the advice of his uncle, Dr. Robert Batty, in October 1801, he went to Edinburgh to pursue his medical studies, and in the following year was called home to take his father's practice in his temporary absence. Disliking the idea of settling down in the country as a general practitioner, young Bickersteth determined to become a London physician. With a view to obtaining a medical degree, on 22 June 1802 his name was entered in the books of Caius College, Cambridge, and, on 27 October in the same year, he was elected a scholar on the Hewitt foundation. Owing to his intense application to work, his health broke down after his first term.

A change of scene being deemed necessary to insure his recovery, he obtained, through Dr. Batty, the post of medical attendant to Edward, fifth earl of Oxford, who was then on a tour in Italy. After his return from the continent he continued with the Earl of Oxford until 1805, when he returned to Cambridge. At this time he wanted to enter the army, but his parents disapproved. After three years he was senior Smith's mathematical prizeman of his year (1808), Miles Bland, Charles Blomfield and Adam Sedgwick being among the competitors. He graduated senior wrangler from Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge in 1808 and after training as a physician like his father, he turned to law.


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