Henry Thring, 1st Baron Thring

Henry Thring, 1st Baron Thring KCB (3 November 1818 – 4 February 1907), was a British lawyer and civil servant.

Early life Henry was born in Alford, Somerset on 3 November 1818. He was the second son of Sarah (née Jenkyns) Thring (1791–1891) and the Rev. John Gale Dalton Thring (1784–1874), the Rector of Alford and later rural Dean for Cary.

His maternal grandfather was Rev. John Jenkyn of Evercreech, Somerset.

He was educated at Shrewsbury School and Magdalene College, Cambridge.

Career Thring was appointed First Parliamentary Counsel when that office was established in 1869, a position he held until 1886. He became known for his role as a parliamentary draftsman and as an innovator in the framing of legislation. Thring was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in 1872, and promoted to Knight Commander (KCB) in 1873.

In 1886, he was raised to the peerage as Baron Thring, of Alderhurst in the County of Surrey. He was a regular contributor in the House of Lords until 1905. Apart from his career in Parliament he also served on the Council of the Royal College of Music. Together, they were the parents of one daughter: