Henry Thring, 1st Baron Thring


Henry Thring, 1st Baron Thring KCB, was a British lawyer and civil servant.

Background

Henry was born in Alford, Somerset to Rev. John Gale Dalton Thring, the Rector of Alford and later rural Dean for Cary; and Sarah née Jenkyns.
He was educated at Shrewsbury School,.

Career in the civil service

Thring was appointed First Parliamentary Counsel when that office was established in 1869, a position he held until 1886. He became known for his role as a parliamentary draftsman and as an innovator in the framing of legislation. Thring was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in 1872, and promoted to Knight Commander in 1873. In 1886, he was raised to the peerage as Baron Thring, of Alderhurst in the County of Surrey. He was a regular contributor in the House of Lords until 1905. Apart from his career in Parliament he also served on the Council of the Royal College of Music.

Family

He married Elizabeth née Cardwell in 1856; they had one daughter, the Hon Katharine Annie Thring who did not marry. His nephew Arthur also served as First Parliamentary Counsel from 1903 to 1917 and was knighted in 1908.
When Lord Thring died in February 1907, aged 88, the barony became extinct.