Charles Lempriere

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(b. 1714, Rozel Manor, Jersey, Channel Islands – d. 1806, Jersey, Channel Islands )

Gender: M

Charles Lempriere (1714-1806) was the son of Michel Lempriere, one of the Jurats of Jersey. In 1732 he married his cousin Elizabeth Corbet and they had four sons and a daughter. In 1741 he was appointed Solicitor-General and immediately began a confrontation with the Attorney-General over precedence; the dispute lasted nine years and ended only when the Privy Council ruled in the Attorney-General’s favour. He spent much of this time in London arguing his case with the Bailiff, John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville. When Granville appointed him Lieutenant-Bailiff of Jersey in 1750, this caused considerable controversy; after his brother was appointed Attorney-General and his two brothers-in-law became Jurats, the family had near-absolute control over Jersey for nearly twenty years, and Charles Lempriere became increasingly unpopular. When the French invaded the island in 1781, he was in London seeking to persuade the Bailiff, Henry Frederick Carteret, to appoint his son William to succeed him. The Battle of Jersey soon resulted in a French defeat, but Lempriere never recovered his former power. He died in 1806 at the age of ninety-two.

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