William Horne

Sir William Horne (2 December 1773 – 13 July 1860) was a British barrister and Liberal politician.

Background and education The son of the Reverend Thomas Horne of Chiswick, Horne studied law at Lincoln's Inn, being called to the bar in 1798.

Legal and political career In 1812, Horne was elected as a Whig Member of Parliament for Helston in Cornwall. He only served as the town's MP for a single term, and was unseated at the next election in 1818. On losing his seat, he returned to the law, becoming a king's counsel and bencher of Lincoln's Inn. He distinguished himself in the courts of chancery, and was briefly attorney-general to Queen Adelaide.

On 26 November 1830, Horne was appointed Solicitor General for England and Wales, at which time he was knighted. Horne died at his London home, 49 Upper Harley Street, on 13 July 1860, aged 87.