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England - 1789

Lord Thurlow and William Pitt

Obverse:

Draped bust of Lord Thurlow wearing hat, left. EDW. LORD THURLOW 1789

Size:

34 mm.

Reverse:

Similar to obverse of No. 327.
Draped bust of William Pitt bare head right. THE RIGHT HON . W . PITT. date below.

England — Middlesex

D & H 219 — Political and Social Series

O: Bust to left in a cocked hat. EDW . THUR-LOW 1789

A. 40

R: Bust to right, 1789 under. THE RIGHT HON. W. PITT.

BHM:

AR, AE, WM 34 by T. Wyon Sr.
AR RR; AE RR; WM N.
D. & H. Middx 219.
AM; BM; FM; ML; NMW; UM.

Edward Thurlow, first Baron Thurlow (1731-1806). Educated at Seckars school, Scarning and Kings School, Canterbury. He was the Perse Scholar at Caius College, Cambridge, but was sent down for insulting the Dean. He became a lawyer and soon gained a name for his skilled advocacy. Thurlow was retained for the appellants to the Lords in the Douglas case and obtained a reversal of the decision of the Court of Session, subsequently fighting a duel with Andrew Stuart, the Duke of Hamilton's agent. He was appointed Attorney-General in 1771 and took office under Pitt but then intrigued against him with the Prince of Wales; he was obliged to resign in 1792.

p. 77, British Historical Medals 1760-1960 Volume 1.