Pollock

Pollock, Sir Frederick (1783-1870), English judge, was born in London, and was the son of a saddler. He was educated at St. Paul's School, and afterwards entered Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated as Senior Wrangler in 1806, Studying law, he was called to the bar in 1807, and for twenty years practised with great success in London and on the Northern Circuit. He was first made a king's counsel, and, becoming member of Parliament for Huntingdon, was appointed Attorney-General in 1834 and received knighthood. In 1841 he again became Attorney-General, and three years later was made chief baron of the Court of Exchequer and a privy councillor. In I860 he retired from the bench, and was made a baronet. He was one of the most distinguished ornaments of the English bench during the century; his decisions were as clearly expounded as they were generally sound. Few lawyers possessed in such a high degree the gift of lucid expression. He was twice married, first in 1813, and secondly in 1835. By each wife be bad a large family. His grandson and namesake, the present baronet, is Corpus Professor of Jurisprudence at Oxford, and has written valuable legal and other works.