Digby Cayley Wrangham
English barrister and politician, died 1863
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| Intro | English barrister and politician, died 1863 | |
| Places | United Kingdom Great Britain England | |
| was | Politician Barrister | |
| Work field | Law Politics | |
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| Birth | 16 June 1805 | |
| Death | 10 March 1863 (aged 57 years) | |
| Star sign | Gemini |
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Biography
Digby Cayley Wrangham (1805–1863) was an English barrister and politician.
Life
He was the second son of Francis Wrangham. He graduated B.A. with a double first-class from Brasenose College, Oxford, in 1826. After leaving Oxford, he was for some years private secretary to Lord Aberdeen in the Foreign Office.
Called to the bar from Gray's Inn in 1831, Wrangham was the same year elected Member of Parliament for Sudbury. He was created Queen's serjeant in 1847, and became father of the parliamentary bar.
Family
Wrangham married Amelia, daughter of Walter Fawkes. They had two sons and two daughters. Of the sons, Digby Strangeways Wrangham was a clergyman and writer.