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HE Rt. Hon. Sir James Hannen, the eldest son of Mr. James Hannen, merchant, was born at Kingswood, Surrey, and educated at St. Paul's School, and at the University of Heidelberg. He was called to the bar at the age of twenty-six. At forty-seven he was made a puisne judge of the Queen's Bench, and received the honour of knighthood. In 1872 he was appointed judge of the Court of Probate and Divorce. Lord Hannen was the head of the Commission of Judges appointed to investigate the charges brought against the Irish party by The Times.

For permission to use these portraits we are indebted to the kindness of Sir James Hannen.