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In 1824 he was called to the bar, where he gained a reputation as a skilled pleader. In 1834 he was made a King's Counsel. A strong Tory, he was returned as member of parliament for Ipswich in 1835, but was unseated on petition. In 1837 however he again became member for that town.

In 1843 he sat for Cambridge, and in 1852Events January 14 President Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte proclaims a new constitution for the French Second Republic. January 17 United Kingdom recognizes independence of the Transvaal Devil's Island penal colony opens February 11 First British public toilet was elected member for HarwichThis article is about the town in England. For other uses of the name, see Harwich (disambiguation). Harwich is a town in Essex, England, located on the coast with the North Sea to the east. It is in the Tendring district. Nearby places include Felixstowe, but, a vacancy suddenly occurring in East Suffolk, he preferred to contest that seat and was elected. He was solicitor-generalHer Majesty's Solicitor General for England and Wales often known as the Solicitor General is one of the Law Officers of the Crown, and the deputy of the Attorney General, whose duty is to advise the Crown and Cabinet on the law. There is also a Solicitor in 1845 (when he was knighted), and again in 1852. In 1858-1859 he was attorney-general in Lord Derby's second administration. In 1866 he was raised to the bench as chief baron of the exchequer and made a member of the Privy CouncilThis article concerns the British Sovereign's Privy Council. See also Privy Council (disambiguation). Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council is a body of advisors to the British Sovereign. Formerly, the Council was a powerful institution, but is now. He died at Brighton on the 18th of September 1880.

See Edward FossEdward Foss ( October 16, 1787 July 27, 1870) was an English lawyer and biographer. He was born in London. He became a solicitor, and on his retirement from practice in 1840, devoted himself to the study of legal antiquities. His Judges of England (9 vols, Lives of the Judges (1870).

This article incorporates text from the public domain 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica. 1911 Britannica