Sir William Henry Maule P.C., K.C.

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Originally from http://www.maulefamily.com/fam_grp_charts/mfg_03.htm

From the early life memoirs Wm Henry Maule "Wm Henry Maule was the second son of Mr Henry Maule of Edmonton, whose father, the Rev George Maule, Rector of Castle Ashby, Northamptonshire was son of John Maule, of Ecton, in the same county, where he had a very good estate. " Also see from this that his schooling was with his Uncle Rev John, until his death when Wm Henry was ~16. Shortly after this he went as a tutor to the grandchildren of Mrs. Priscilla Wakefield - the Head family of Ipswich.

1841 Census; Living (age 50 -rounded) as head at 5 Upper Bedford Place, Bloomsbury. With sister Emma Leathley and 2 of her children and 5 servants. Occupation ; Justice of the Court of Common Pleas.

Had a reserved seat at the state funeral of the Duke Of Wellington in 1852 !

Much more here need to transcribe;
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Wikipedia page;
Maule was born in Edmonton, Middlesex. His father, Henry, was a physician and his mother, Hannah née Rawson, a Quaker. He was educated at a private school then at Trinity College, Cambridge , where he was senior wrangler and Smith's prize winner in 1810 and where he became a fellow in 1811.
He initially remained in Cambridge, where he was a close friend of Charles Babbage, and worked as a mathematics tutor, including Edward Ryan and Cresswell Cresswell among his students. He was offered the post of professor of mathematics at the East India College but in 1810, Maule had already entered Lincoln's Inn with the intention of practising law. He was called to the bar in 1814 and began practice in commercial law, especially marine insurance , at 3 Essex Court. Maule was appointed King's Council in 1833 and in 1835 became counsel to the Bank of England, succeeding Sir James Scarlett. His retention by the bank did not prevent him from acting for Nicholas Aylward Vigors who faced an election petition over his County Carlow byelection victory in February 1837. Maule's success established his reputation in the region and he himself was elected for Carlow Borough in the United Kingdom general election, 1837 of August.
Maule was knighted and appointed a Baron of the Court of the Exchequer in 1839, transferring to the Court of Common Pleas later that year. He was a practical and knowledgeable judge with a fine judicial sense of hunour. Maule retired from the bench because of poor health in 1855 but became a Privy Councillor.
Maule, never married, sharing a house with his widowed sister, Emma Maria Leathley, and unmarried niece, Emma Leathley. He died at home in London.

Cambs alumni directory;
Maule, William Henry.
Adm. pens.
at TRINITY, Oct. 10, 1805.
[2nd s. of Henry, surgeon.
B. Apr. 25, 1788, at Edmonton.
School, private.] Matric. Michs. 1806; Scholar, 1807; B.A. (Senior Wrangler and 1st Smith's prize) 1810; M.A. 1813.
Fellow, 1811.
'A splendid Classical scholar, being also well versed in modern languages.' Adm. at Lincoln's Inn, Nov. 10, 1810.
Called to the Bar, 1814.
On the Oxford Circuit.
M.P. for Carlow, 1837-9. K.C., 1833.
Counsel to the Bank of England, 1835.
Baron of the Exchequer, 1839.
Knighted, 1839.
Justice of the Court of Common Pleas, 1840-55; resigned on account of ill-health.
Member of the Judical Committee of the Privy Council.
'An excellent Judge, combining knowledge of the law with common sense, courtesy, and ingenuity in defeating technicalities.
Both at the Bar and on the bench, he was distinguished for his ironical humour.' Died, unmarried, Jan. 16, 1858, in London.
Brother of Frederick (1811). (Boase, II. 802; Law Lists; Inns of Court; The Ill. London News, Jan. 23, 1858; D.N.B.)