Edward Thurlow, 1st Baron Thurlow

The Lord Thurlow
Portrait by Thomas Lawrence
Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain
Lord High Steward for the trial of:
In office
3 June 1778 – 7 April 1783
MonarchGeorge III
Prime Minister
Preceded byThe Earl Bathurst
Succeeded byIn Commission
In office
23 December 1783 – 15 June 1792
MonarchGeorge III
Prime MinisterWilliam Pitt the Younger
Preceded byIn Commission
Succeeded byIn Commission
Member of Parliament
for Tamworth
In office
1765–1778
Preceded byViscount Villiers
Succeeded byAnthony Chamier
Personal details
Born(1731-12-09)9 December 1731
Died12 September 1806(1806-09-12) (aged 74)
NationalityEnglish
Political partyTories

Edward Thurlow, 1st Baron Thurlow, PC (9 December 1731 – 12 September 1806), was a British lawyer and Tory politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1765 to 1778 when he was raised to the peerage as Baron Thurlow. He served as Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain for fourteen years and under four Prime Ministers.