Baron Ellenborough is a title that was created in Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1802 for Edward Law upon his ascent to the King's Bench. His son was styled Earl of Ellenborough in 1844, but as he died childless, the earldom went extinct with his death and the barony reverted to his nephew, the 3rd Baron.
In the Wellington administration of 1828 Ellenborough was made lord privy seal; he took a considerable share in the business of the foreign office, as an unofficial assistant to Wellington, who was a great admirer of his talents.
Ellenborough went to India in order "to restore peace to Asia," but the whole term of his office was occupied in war.
On his return to England Ellenborough was created an earl and received the thanks of parliament; but his administration speedily became the theme of hostile debates, though it was successfully vindicated by Peel and Wellington.
EDWARD LAW ELLENBOROUGH, IST Baron (1750-1818), English judge, was born on the 16th of November 1750, at Great Salkeld, in Cumberland, of which place his father, Edmund Law (1703-1787), afterwards bishop of Carlisle, was at the time rector.
In the trial of William Hone for blasphemy in 1817, Ellenborough directed the jury to find a verdict of guilty, and their acquittal of the prisoner is generally said to have hastened his death.
Ellenborough was succeeded as 2nd baron by his eldest son, Edward, afterwards earl of Ellenborough; another son was Charles Ewan Law (1792-1850), recorder of London and member of parliament for Cambridge University from 1835 until his death in August 1850.
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