Politician, Author. The Right Honorable Whiteside was the Lord Chief Justice of the Queen's Bench in Ireland from 1866 to1976. The son of a Church of Ireland rector, he was educated at Trinity College in Dublin and Inner Temple in London. He was called to the Irish bar in 1830. While a student, he wrote magazine articles, which were collected and republished in 1870 as “Early Sketches of Eminent Persons.” In 1840 he published “Law of Nisi Pruis,” which went into multi-editions over the years. He made rapid progress in his career and became a QC in 1842. His speech in defense of Daniel O’Connell at the state trials of 1844 placed him at the forefront of the bar bringing him public recognition. Shortly afterwards, his health began to trouble him, and he spent some time in Italy. He published "Italy in the Nineteenth Century" in 1848. He returned to Ireland and defended Smith O’Brien and others at state trials in Clonmel in 1848. He was elected as a Conservative Member of Parliament for Enniskillen in 1851 and for University of Dublin from 1859 until he became a judge. He was appointed Solicitor-General for Ireland 1852 and later Attorney-General. After his celebrated speech in the Yelverton case, he was greeted with cheers on entering the House of Commons. He was regarded as one of the great orators of the century. He was appointed Chief Justice, Queen’s Bench, Ireland, 1866 serving for ten years. Whiteside was known for his joking, pleasant personality but suffered much ill-health in his later years. Besides his books, he published a collections of his parliament lectures.
Politician, Author. The Right Honorable Whiteside was the Lord Chief Justice of the Queen's Bench in Ireland from 1866 to1976. The son of a Church of Ireland rector, he was educated at Trinity College in Dublin and Inner Temple in London. He was called to the Irish bar in 1830. While a student, he wrote magazine articles, which were collected and republished in 1870 as “Early Sketches of Eminent Persons.” In 1840 he published “Law of Nisi Pruis,” which went into multi-editions over the years. He made rapid progress in his career and became a QC in 1842. His speech in defense of Daniel O’Connell at the state trials of 1844 placed him at the forefront of the bar bringing him public recognition. Shortly afterwards, his health began to trouble him, and he spent some time in Italy. He published "Italy in the Nineteenth Century" in 1848. He returned to Ireland and defended Smith O’Brien and others at state trials in Clonmel in 1848. He was elected as a Conservative Member of Parliament for Enniskillen in 1851 and for University of Dublin from 1859 until he became a judge. He was appointed Solicitor-General for Ireland 1852 and later Attorney-General. After his celebrated speech in the Yelverton case, he was greeted with cheers on entering the House of Commons. He was regarded as one of the great orators of the century. He was appointed Chief Justice, Queen’s Bench, Ireland, 1866 serving for ten years. Whiteside was known for his joking, pleasant personality but suffered much ill-health in his later years. Besides his books, he published a collections of his parliament lectures.
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