Rt. Hon. Philip Cecil Crampton PC ^{1 2}

  Noted events in his life were:

• Education, 3 Jul 1797-1816, Trinity College, Dublin. ² Philip Cecil Crampton, who paid a fixed sum annually, entered Trinity College on July 3, 1797, aged 15. His Schoolmaster was Mr. Austen. Cecil Crampton was born in Dublin and was the son of Cecil Crampton, a Clergyman. He was recorded as a scholar in 1800 and graduated with a BA (Bachelor of Arts) in spring 1802. He was elected as a Fellow of Trinity College in 1807 and graduated with a MA (Master of Arts) in summer 1807. He graduated with a LL.B (Batchelor of Laws) in summer 1809 and attained a LL.D (Doctor of Law in summer 1810. He became a Professor of Oratory in 1814 and a Professor of Laws in 1816.

He was called to the Irish Bar in 1810 and sat as a Judge of the King's Bench in Ireland and sat on the Privy Council. For more information see the Dictionary of Modern Biography (Frederic Boase, 1892 and supplementary editions).

(Original text: CRAMPTON, PHILIP CECIL, Pen. (Mr Austen), July 3, 1797, aged 15; s. of Cecil, Clericus; b. Dublin. Sch. 1800. B.A. Vern. 1802. Fellow 1807. M.A. Æst. 1807. LL.B. Æst. 1809. LL.D. Æst. 1810. Professor of Oratory 1814. Professor of Laws 1816. [Irish Bar 1810; Judge of the King's Bench (I.); P.C.] See Boase.)

• Occupation: Solicitor-General for Ireland, 23 Dec 1830-21 Oct 1834, Dublin, Leinster, Ireland. ³ The Solicitor-General for Ireland was the holder of an Irish and then (from the Act of Union 1800 ) United Kingdom government office. The holder was a deputy to the Attorney-General for Ireland , and advised the Crown on Irish legal matters. At least one holder of the office, Patrick Barnewall (1534-1550 ) played a significant role in Government. The first record of a Solicitor General is in 1504; early Solicitors invariably had the rank of King's Serjeant. In the sixteenth century a Principal Solicitor for Ireland simultaneously performed the same function. With the establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922, the duties of the Attorney General and Solicitor General for Ireland were taken over by the Attorney General of Ireland.

• Occupation: Member of the Privy Council (PC), 1858, Dublin, Leinster, Ireland. ⁴