Harry Trelawney Eve

Lawyer

Birthday October 13, 1856

Birth Sign Libra

Birthplace England

DEATH DATE Dec 10, 1940 (84)

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About

Notable for his legal and political work, Eve was a longtime judge in the English High Court of Justice's Chancery Division and also served briefly as a Liberal Party Member of Parliament (MP) for Ashburton.

Before Fame

After earning his bachelor's and master's degrees from Exeter College, Oxford, he became a barrister at Lincoln's Inn.

Trivia

A farmer as well as a judge and politician, he bred South Devon cows.

Family Life

His marriage to Beatrice Wright resulted in three children; tragically, his one son was killed during World War I.

Associated With

He was a contemporary of fellow British politician James Hozier.