Charles Pepys, 1st Earl of Cottenham

The Earl of Cottenham
Lord Cottenham wearing ceremonial robes when presiding in the House of Lords as Lord Chancellor. Detail of a painting by Charles Robert Leslie.
Lord Chancellor
In office
16 January 1836 – 30 August 1841
Monarchs
Prime MinisterThe Viscount Melbourne
Preceded byIn Commission
Succeeded byThe Lord Lyndhurst
In office
6 July 1846 – 19 June 1850
MonarchVictoria
Prime MinisterLord John Russell
Preceded byThe Lord Lyndhurst
Succeeded byIn Commission
Member of Parliament
for Malton
In office
September 1831 – January 1836
Served alongside Henry Gally Knight, Viscount Milton and John Charles Ramsden
Preceded byLord Cavendish of Keighley
Henry Gally Knight
Succeeded byJohn Childers
John Charles Ramsden
Member of Parliament
for Higham Ferrers
In office
July 1831 – October 1831
Preceded byViscount Milton
Succeeded byJohn Ponsonby
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
In office
January 1836 – April 1851
Hereditary Peerage
Succeeded byCharles Edward Pepys
Personal details
Born(1781-04-29)29 April 1781
Died29 April 1851(1851-04-29) (aged 70)
PartyWhig
SpouseCaroline Wingfield-Baker (1801–1868)
Alma materTrinity College, Cambridge
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Charles Christopher Pepys, 1st Earl of Cottenham, PC (/ˈpɛpɪs/; 29 April 1781 – 29 April 1851) was an English lawyer, judge and politician. He was twice Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain.