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Born: 19 June 1818

Died: 10 September 1883

Member of Privy Council of Northern Ireland - 24 February 1874

son of John Law

son of Margaret Crawley

husband of Helen Maria White

Royal School, Dungannon

Trinity College, Dublin (- 1839)

Solicitor-General for Ireland	18 November 1872	1873
Attorney-General for Ireland	1873	12 March 1874
Attorney-General for Ireland	10 May 1880	17 November 1881
Lord Chancellor, Ireland	1881	1883

13 February 1874	Londonderry County	Liberal Party	2,701	61.12
9 April 1880	Londonderry County	Liberal Party	3,011	59.40
10 May 1880 Resignation of Rt Hon Hugh Law on appointment as Attorney-General for Ireland.
20 May 1880	Londonderry County	Liberal Party	Unopposed
November 1881 Resignation of Rt Hon Hugh Law on appointment as Lord Chancellor of Ireland.