Thomas Wilde, 1st Baron Truro
(1782-1855), Lord ChancellorEarly Victorian Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter in 5 portraits
A lawyer called to the Bar in 1817, he established an extensive law practice before becoming a Whig MP in 1831. He was appointed Solicitor General in 1839 and became Attorney General two years later. On the formation of Lord John Russell's administration in 1846 Wilde was appointed Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas. As a judge he was renowned for his attention to detail and acuteness in applying the law. However, he held this office for just four years before becoming Lord Chancellor, at which time he was created Baron Truro, of Bowes in the County of Middlesex. He held this latter office until the fall of the Russell ministry in 1852 and soon afterwards ceased to attend the House of Lords.
The Trial of Queen Caroline 1820
by Sir George Hayter
oil on canvas, 1820-1823
On display in Room 17 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 999
Group including 1st Baron Gifford, Lushington, Baron Lyndhurst, di Spineto and 1st Baron Truro
by Sir George Hayter
pen and ink and wash, 1820
NPG 1695(i)
by Sir George Hayter
pencil, pen and wash, 1820
NPG 1695(o)
by Thomas Youngman Gooderson, after Sir Francis Grant
oil on canvas, 1850-1877, based on a work of 1850
NPG 483
by George Zobel, after Sir Francis Grant
mezzotint, published 1851
NPG D7798
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