William Henry Bodkin

Sir William Henry Bodkin (5 August 1791 – 26 March 1874 ) was a British barrister and Conservative Party politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1841 to 1847, before becoming a judge.

Early life Bodkin was the son of Peter Bodkin from Galway and his wife Sarah.

He was educated at the Islington Academy and called to the bar in 1826 at Gray's Inn. The assertion is made that he used the connections afforded by his work with that society, to "launch himself as a barrister".

Bodkin initially practised on the Home Circuit, taking mostly criminal cases at the Middlesex, Westminster and Kent Sessions, and in the Central Criminal Court in the Old Bailey. winning the seat by a margin of only two votes over the Liberal Party candidate Viscount Melgund. as a result of his support for the free trade measures introduced by Sir Robert Peel. He later became a Justice of the Peace (J.P) in Middlesex, and a Deputy Lieutenant of Middlesex,

Personal life Bodkin lived at West Hill in Highgate, North London.

He is buried with his first wife.