Charles Pepys, 1st Earl of Cottenham

The Right Honourable The Earl of Cottenham PC
Lord Cottenham wearing ceremonial robes when presiding in the House of Lords as Lord Chancellor. Detail of a painting by Charles Robert Leslie.
Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain
In office 16 January 1836 – 30 August 1841
Monarchs	William IV Victoria
Prime Minister	The Viscount Melbourne
Preceded by	In Commission
Succeeded by	The Lord Lyndhurst
In office 6 July 1846 – 19 June 1850
Monarch	Victoria
Prime Minister	Lord John Russell
Preceded by	The Lord Lyndhurst
Succeeded by	In Commission
Member of Parliament for Malton
In office September 1831 – January 1836 Served alongside Henry Gally Knight, Viscount Milton and John Charles Ramsden
Preceded by	Lord Cavendish of Keighley Henry Gally Knight
Succeeded by	John Childers John Charles Ramsden
Member of Parliament for Higham Ferrers
In office July 1831 – October 1831
Preceded by	Viscount Milton
Succeeded by	John Ponsonby
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal
In office January 1836 – April 1851 Hereditary Peerage
Succeeded by	Charles Edward Pepys
Personal details
Born	(1781-04-29)29 April 1781 Wimpole Street, London
Died	29 April 1851(1851-04-29) (aged 70) Pietra Santa, Lucca, Grand Duchy of Tuscany
Nationality	British
Political party	Whig
Spouse	Caroline Wingfield-Baker (1801–1868)
Alma mater	Trinity College, Cambridge

Charles Christopher Pepys, 1st Earl of Cottenham, PC (/ˈpɛpɪs/;^[1] 29 April 1781 – 29 April 1851^[2]) was an English lawyer, judge and politician. He was twice Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain.