John Copley, 1st Baron Lyndhurst
The Lord Lyndhurst | |
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Lord Lyndhurst wearing the parliamentary robes of a baron, portrait by Felix Rogge c.1836 | |
| Lord Chancellor | |
| In office 2 May 1827 – 24 November 1830 | |
| Monarchs | |
| Prime Minister | |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Eldon |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Brougham and Vaux |
| In office 21 November 1834 – 8 April 1835 | |
| Monarch | William IV |
| Prime Minister |
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| Preceded by | The Lord Brougham and Vaux |
| Succeeded by | In Commission |
| In office 3 September 1841 – 27 June 1846 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | Sir Robert Peel, Bt |
| Preceded by | The Lord Cottenham |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Cottenham |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 May 1772 Boston, Massachusetts British America |
| Died | 12 October 1863 (aged 91) London, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Tory |
| Spouses | Sarah Brunsden
(m. 1809; died 1834) Georgina Goldsmith (m. 1837) |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
John Singleton Copley, 1st Baron Lyndhurst, PC, QS, FRS (21 May 1772 – 12 October 1863) was a British lawyer and politician. He was three times Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain.