The son of the American painter; he did legal work for John Murray before succeeding Lord Eldon as lord chancellor (1827-30, 1834-35, 1841-46); a skilled lawyer, he was also a political chameleon.

REFERENCES TO John Singleton Copley, baron Lyndhurst:

Countess Grey to Frances Ann Taylor, [February 1826] in The Creevey Papers: A Selection from the Correspondence & Diaries of the late Thomas Creevey, M.P. (London: John Murray, 1903)

Samuel Rogers to Sarah Rogers, 26 September 1826 in Samuel Rogers and his Contemporaries 2 Vols (London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1889)

Frances Ann Taylor to Thomas Creevey, 17 April 1827 in The Creevey Papers: A Selection from the Correspondence & Diaries of the late Thomas Creevey, M.P. (London: John Murray, 1903)

Frances Ann Taylor to Thomas Creevey, 21 April 1827 in The Creevey Papers: A Selection from the Correspondence & Diaries of the late Thomas Creevey, M.P. (London: John Murray, 1903)

Thomas Creevey to Elizabeth Ord, 21 April 1827 in The Creevey Papers: A Selection from the Correspondence & Diaries of the late Thomas Creevey, M.P. (London: John Murray, 1903)

Lady Lyndhurst to Sydney Smith, 24 January 1828 in A Memoir of the Reverend Sydney Smith. By his Daughter, Lady Holland. With a Selection from his Letters, edited by Mrs. Austin 2 vols (London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1855)

Henry Drury to Francis Hodgson, 29 December 1828 in Memoir of Francis Hodgson 2 Vols (London: Macmillan and Co., 1878)

Thomas Creevey to Elizabeth Ord, 2 March 1829 in The Creevey Papers: A Selection from the Correspondence & Diaries of the late Thomas Creevey, M.P. (London: John Murray, 1903)

Samuel Rogers to Martha Bowles Rogers, 25 May 1829 in Samuel Rogers and his Contemporaries 2 Vols (London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1889)

Sydney Smith to Lady Holland, [19] September 1829 in A Memoir of the Reverend Sydney Smith. By his Daughter, Lady Holland. With a Selection from his Letters, edited by Mrs. Austin 2 vols (London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1855)

Sydney Smith to Lady Grey, 21 November 1830 in A Memoir of the Reverend Sydney Smith. By his Daughter, Lady Holland. With a Selection from his Letters, edited by Mrs. Austin 2 vols (London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1855)

John Whishaw to Elizabeth Smith, 2 February 1831 in The “Pope” of Holland House: Selections from the Correspondence of John Whishaw and his Friends 1813-1840 (London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1906)

John Herman Merivale to Francis Hodgson, [18 November 1834] in Memoir of Francis Hodgson 2 Vols (London: Macmillan and Co., 1878)

Thomas Creevey to Elizabeth Ord, 19 November 1834 in The Creevey Papers: A Selection from the Correspondence & Diaries of the late Thomas Creevey, M.P. (London: John Murray, 1903)

Thomas Creevey to Elizabeth Ord, 25 November 1834 in The Creevey Papers: A Selection from the Correspondence & Diaries of the late Thomas Creevey, M.P. (London: John Murray, 1903)

Samuel Rogers to Richard Sharp, 4 December 1834 in Samuel Rogers and his Contemporaries 2 Vols (London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1889)

Thomas Creevey to Elizabeth Ord, 20 December 1834 in The Creevey Papers: A Selection from the Correspondence & Diaries of the late Thomas Creevey, M.P. (London: John Murray, 1903)

John Herman Merivale to Francis Hodgson, [May 1836] in Memoir of Francis Hodgson 2 Vols (London: Macmillan and Co., 1878)

Sydney Smith to Sir Robert John Wilmot Horton, September 1836 in A Memoir of the Reverend Sydney Smith. By his Daughter, Lady Holland. With a Selection from his Letters, edited by Mrs. Austin 2 vols (London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1855)

Thomas Creevey to Elizabeth Ord, 24 July 1837 in The Creevey Papers: A Selection from the Correspondence & Diaries of the late Thomas Creevey, M.P. (London: John Murray, 1903)

John Gibson Lockhart to Henry Hart Milman, 17 January 1843 in The Life and Letters of John Gibson Lockhart (London: John C. Nimmo, 1897)

Sydney Smith to Sarah Austin, 23 January 1844 in A Memoir of the Reverend Sydney Smith. By his Daughter, Lady Holland. With a Selection from his Letters, edited by Mrs. Austin 2 vols (London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1855)

Sydney Smith to Lady Carlisle, 25 August 1844 in A Memoir of the Reverend Sydney Smith. By his Daughter, Lady Holland. With a Selection from his Letters, edited by Mrs. Austin 2 vols (London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1855)

John Gibson Lockhart to Charlotte Lockhart, 28 December 1846 in The Life and Letters of John Gibson Lockhart (London: John C. Nimmo, 1897)

Lord Brougham to Samuel Rogers, [16 June 1850] in Samuel Rogers and his Contemporaries 2 Vols (London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1889)

Lord Brougham to Samuel Rogers, [16 June 1850] in Samuel Rogers and his Contemporaries 2 Vols (London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1889)

Lord Brougham to Samuel Rogers, [21 June 1850] in Samuel Rogers and his Contemporaries 2 Vols (London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1889)

Lord Brougham to Samuel Rogers, [28 June 1850] in Samuel Rogers and his Contemporaries 2 Vols (London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1889)

Lord Brougham to Samuel Rogers, [16 July 1850] in Samuel Rogers and his Contemporaries 2 Vols (London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1889)