Charles Hemphill, 1st Baron Hemphill
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Charles Hare Hemphill, 1st Baron Hemphill, PC (1822 – 1908) was an Irish politician and barrister.
Born in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, he was called as a King's Counsel (KC) shortly before appointed as Solicitor-General for Ireland from 1892 to 1895. He was the Member of Parliament for North Tyrone from 1895 to 1906, after which he was elevated to the peerage as Baron Hemphill.
Charles was a cousin to John Hemphill Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court, and a United States Senator, whose father was the Rev. John Hemphill from County Tyrone.
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- New Dictionary of National Biography
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by: Lord Ernest Hamilton |
Member of Parliament for North Tyrone 1895–1906 |
Succeeded by: William Huston Dodd |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by: New Creation |
Baron Hemphill 1906–1908 |
Succeeded by: Stanhope Hemphill |
