Henry Thring, 1st Baron Thring

Who was Henry Thring, 1st Baron Thring?

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

Thring was appointed First Parliamentary Counsel when that office was established in 1869, a position he held until 1901. 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.

Lord Thring died in February 1907, aged 88, when the barony became extinct.