Nicholas Lechmere 1675-1727

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Nicholas LECHMRERE, Baron Lechmere 1675-1727

Biographical Note

Born at Hanley Castle, Worcestershire, son of Edmund Lechmere, barrister. He was admitted at the Middle Temple in 1693, called to the bar in 1698, and thereafter built a successful career as a barrister in London. He took a leading part in the trial of Henry Sacheverell. He was elected MP for Appleby in 1708, for Cockermouth in 1710. A whig in politics, he was made solicitor general in 1714, attorney general and a privy counsellor in 1718. He was made Baron Lechmere in 1721 but his confrontational style meant that he was variously in and out of office during his later career, and was dismissed from all his posts in 1720.

Books

Lechmere's library was auctioned in London, beginning 8 February 1733. No catalogue survives, but the sale was advertised in various newspapers.

Sources

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