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'''Herbert du Parcq, Baron du Parcq''', [[Privy Counsellor (United Kingdom)|PC]] (5 August 1880 – 27 April 1949) was a [[United Kingdom|British]] judge, who served as a [[Lords of Appeal in Ordinary|law lord]] between 1946 and 1949.
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| image = Herbert du Parcq, Baron du Parcq.jpg
| caption = Mr Justice du Parcq in 1932, by [[Walter Stoneman]]
| office = [[Lord of Appeal in Ordinary]]
| termstart = 5 February 1946
| termend = 27 April 1949
| predecessor = [[Rayner Goddard, Baron Goddard|The Lord Goddard]]
| successor = [[Wilfrid Greene, 1st Baron Greene|The Lord Greene]]<br>[[Cyril Radcliffe, 1st Viscount Radcliffe|The Viscount Radcliffe]]
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| predecessor1 = [[Arthur Greer, 1st Baron Fairfield|Sir Arthur Greer]]
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| death_place = [[London]], England
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'''Herbert du Parcq, Baron du Parcq''', [[Privy Counsellor (United Kingdom)|PC]] (5 August 1880 – 27 April 1949) was a British judge, who served as a [[Lords of Appeal in Ordinary|law lord]] between 1946 and 1949.


== Early life ==
== Early life ==
du Parcq was born in [[Saint Helier]], [[Jersey]] in 1880, son of Clement Pixley du Parcq and Sophia Thoreau. He was educated at [[Victoria College, Jersey]] and [[Exeter College, Oxford]] (BA [[Literae Humaniores]]) (2nd class)) and [[Jesus College, Oxford]] ([[Bachelor of Civil Law|BCL]], Senior Scholar). He was President of the [[Oxford Union]] in 1902. He was called to the Bar by [[Middle Temple]] in 1906 and admitted to the Jersey Bar in the same year.<ref>{{cite web| title=The Rt. Hon. Lord du Parcq (in In Memoriam)|last=C. J. C. |work=Transactions of the Grotius Society, Vol. 35, Problems of Public and Private International Law, Transactions for the Year 1949 |year=1949 | pages=xv-xvi |url=http://www.jstor.org/stable/743108}}</ref>
du Parcq was born in [[Saint Helier]], [[Jersey]] in 1880, son of Clement Pixley du Parcq and Sophia Thoreau. He was distantly connected to [[Henry David Thoreau]] through his mother. He was educated at [[Victoria College, Jersey]] and [[Exeter College, Oxford]] (BA [[Literae Humaniores]]) (2nd class) and [[Jesus College, Oxford]] ([[Bachelor of Civil Law|BCL]], senior scholar). He was president of the [[Oxford Union]] in 1902. He was called to the Bar by [[Middle Temple]] in 1906 and admitted to the Jersey Bar in the same year.<ref>{{cite journal| title=The Rt. Hon. Lord du Parcq (in In Memoriam)|last=C. J. C. |journal=Transactions of the Grotius Society |volume=35 |year=1949 | pages=xv-xvi |jstor=743108}}</ref>


== Career ==
== Career ==
He became a specialist in commercial litigation in London, was appointed a [[King's counsel|King's Counsel]] in 1926 and was appointed [[Recorder (judge)|Recorder]] for Portsmouth in 1928 and Recorder for Bristol in 1929. A mutiny in [[Dartmoor Prison]] on 24 January 1932 led to the setting up of a commission of enquiry under du Parcq. His report was considered satisfactory and he was rewarded with an appointment to the [[King's Bench Division]] as a judge, receiving the customary [[Knight Bachelor|knighthood]].
He became a specialist in commercial litigation in London, was appointed a [[King's counsel|King's Counsel]] in 1926 and was appointed [[Recorder (judge)|Recorder]] for Portsmouth in 1928 and Recorder for Bristol in 1929. A mutiny in [[Dartmoor Prison]] on 24 January 1932 led to the setting up of a commission of enquiry under du Parcq. His report was considered satisfactory and he was rewarded with an appointment to the [[King's Bench Division]] as a judge, receiving the customary [[Knight Bachelor|knighthood]].


Invested to the [[Privy Council]] in 1938, du Parcq was [[Lord Justice of Appeal]] from 1938 to 1946. On 5 February 1946, he was appointed [[Lord of Appeal in Ordinary]] and was created a [[life peer]] with the title '''Baron du Parcq''', of [[Grouville]] in the Island of Jersey.
Invested to the [[Privy Council]] in 1938, du Parcq was [[Lord Justice of Appeal]] from 1938 to 1946. On 5 February 1946, he was appointed [[Lord of Appeal in Ordinary]] and was created a [[life peer]] with the title '''Baron du Parcq''', ''of [[Grouville]] in the [[Island of Jersey]]''.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=37461 |date=8 February 1946 |page=863}}</ref>


During [[World War II]], he chaired the Channel Islands Refugees Committee which raised funds, gave financial relief, distributed clothing, traced relatives and gave guidance and help to refugees. The UK government relied on the Committee for information on the Channel Islands and in September 1940 his first appeal for funds on the BBC's 'The Week's Good Cause' programme raised what was then a record result.
During [[World War II]], he chaired the Channel Islands Refugees Committee which raised funds, gave financial relief, distributed clothing, traced relatives and gave guidance and help to refugees. The UK government relied on the Committee for information on the Channel Islands and in September 1940 his first appeal for funds on the BBC's 'The Week's Good Cause' programme raised what was then a record result.
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du Parcq died in a London nursing home on 27 April 1949.
du Parcq died in a London nursing home on 27 April 1949.

==Notable trials==

*Prosecution of the murder of Alice Thomas and others by [[Annie Hearn]] in June 1931.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://launcestonthen.co.uk/index.php/the-place/launceston-police/the-trial-of-annie-hearn/ | title=The Trial of Annie Hearn &#124; Launceston Then! | date=5 October 2016 }}</ref>


== Family ==
== Family ==
In 1911 he married Lucy Renouf, from St Helier. They had two daughters Helen and Catherine and a son John Renouf.
In 1911 he married Lucy Renouf, from St Helier. They had two daughters, Helen and Catherine, and a son, John Renouf.


==References==
==References==
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*Obituary, [[The Times]], 28 April 1949
*Obituary, ''[[The Times]]'', 28 April 1949


==External links==
==External links==
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Latest revision as of 22:22, 9 November 2023

The Right Honourable
The Lord du Parcq
PC
Mr Justice du Parcq in 1932, by Walter Stoneman
Lord of Appeal in Ordinary
In office
5 February 1946 – 27 April 1949
Preceded byThe Lord Goddard
Succeeded byThe Lord Greene
The Viscount Radcliffe
Lord Justice of Appeal
In office
24 October 1938 – 5 February 1946
Preceded bySir Arthur Greer
Justice of the High Court
In office
22 February 1932 – 24 October 1938
Personal details
Born
Herbert du Parcq

(1880-08-05)5 August 1880
Saint Helier, Jersey
Died27 April 1949(1949-04-27) (aged 68)
London, England
Alma mater

Herbert du Parcq, Baron du Parcq, PC (5 August 1880 – 27 April 1949) was a British judge, who served as a law lord between 1946 and 1949.

Early life

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du Parcq was born in Saint Helier, Jersey in 1880, son of Clement Pixley du Parcq and Sophia Thoreau. He was distantly connected to Henry David Thoreau through his mother. He was educated at Victoria College, Jersey and Exeter College, Oxford (BA Literae Humaniores) (2nd class) and Jesus College, Oxford (BCL, senior scholar). He was president of the Oxford Union in 1902. He was called to the Bar by Middle Temple in 1906 and admitted to the Jersey Bar in the same year.[1]

Career

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He became a specialist in commercial litigation in London, was appointed a King's Counsel in 1926 and was appointed Recorder for Portsmouth in 1928 and Recorder for Bristol in 1929. A mutiny in Dartmoor Prison on 24 January 1932 led to the setting up of a commission of enquiry under du Parcq. His report was considered satisfactory and he was rewarded with an appointment to the King's Bench Division as a judge, receiving the customary knighthood.

Invested to the Privy Council in 1938, du Parcq was Lord Justice of Appeal from 1938 to 1946. On 5 February 1946, he was appointed Lord of Appeal in Ordinary and was created a life peer with the title Baron du Parcq, of Grouville in the Island of Jersey.[2]

During World War II, he chaired the Channel Islands Refugees Committee which raised funds, gave financial relief, distributed clothing, traced relatives and gave guidance and help to refugees. The UK government relied on the Committee for information on the Channel Islands and in September 1940 his first appeal for funds on the BBC's 'The Week's Good Cause' programme raised what was then a record result.

In 1946 he became chairman of a Royal Commission into justices of the peace. He was a member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague, and was an Honorary Fellow of Exeter College and Jesus College.

du Parcq was also the author of a four-volume biography of David Lloyd George, published between 1911 and 1913, though for unknown reasons he avoided referring to it later in his life.

du Parcq died in a London nursing home on 27 April 1949.

Notable trials

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  • Prosecution of the murder of Alice Thomas and others by Annie Hearn in June 1931.[3]

Family

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In 1911 he married Lucy Renouf, from St Helier. They had two daughters, Helen and Catherine, and a son, John Renouf.

References

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  1. ^ C. J. C. (1949). "The Rt. Hon. Lord du Parcq (in In Memoriam)". Transactions of the Grotius Society. 35: xv–xvi. JSTOR 743108.
  2. ^ "No. 37461". The London Gazette. 8 February 1946. p. 863.
  3. ^ "The Trial of Annie Hearn | Launceston Then!". 5 October 2016.
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