UK Parliamentary Archives

• Held At: Parliamentary Archives: GB-061
• Catalogue Reference: LEM
• Accession Number: 3055
• Former Archival Reference: Historical Collection 398
• Ref No: LEM
• Date: 18th century-1947
• Level: Fonds
• Extent: 2 series and 22 files
• Creator Name: Marchant; Sir; Denis; Le (1795-1874); Chief Clerk to the House of Commons
• Administrative or Biographical History: Sir Denis Le Marchant was principal secretary to Lord Brougham as Lord Chancellor (1830). He was Clerk of the Crown in Chancery (1834) and Secretary to the Board of Trade in 1836 and 1848; he was also joint Secretary to H.M. Treasury (1841). He was MP (Whig) for Worcester (1846-47) and later Under Secretary for the Home Department (1847). He was Chief Clerk to the House of Commons (1850-1871).
• Acquisition: The papers were deposited in Parliamentary Archives by Sir Francis Le Marchant in Nov 1995. Accession number 3055.
• Category: Personal/Political Papers
• Description: The papers of Sir Denis Le Marchant consist of correspondence received, mainly of a political nature as well as some general and personal letters (LEM/1/1-19). They also include press cuttings concerning reviews of Sir Denis Le Marchant's " Memoir of Earl Spencer (Viscount Althorp)" (LEM/1/9) and correspondence concerning the memoir on his father, Major-General John Gaspard Le Merchant (LEM/1/3). The papers also comprise correspondence between Thomas Barnes, Editor of "The Times" and Sir Denis Le Marchant (LEM/2/3), as well as some papers relating to the former; they also include correspondence addressed to Sir Denis Le Marchant, 3rd Baronet, grandson of the 1st Baronet, dated 1923 and concerning his grandfather's correspondence with Thomas Barnes (LEM/2/1).
  
  This fonds contains records in English unless otherwise stated
• Terms:
  • Politicians,
• Related Material: See also HL/PO/RO/1/85, "Note from Sir David Dundas to Sir Denis Le Marchant". Correspondence of Sir Denis Le Marchant with the Baring family (1820-30) is held at ING Barings Holdings Ltd., London, in 193.51; letters (11) to the Duke of Bedford (1849-56) can be found in the Woburn Abbey's archives; Correspondence with 3rd Earl Grey (1837-71) is held at Durham University Library, Archives and Special Collections, Palace Green Section, in GRE/B113/8; correspondence with Lord Holland can be found at the British Library, Manuscript Collections, in Add MS 51591; letters (13) to Duke of Richmond (1832-36) are held in the West Sussex Record Office, in vol 3; correspondence with Lord John Russell (1814-55) is held at the Public Record Office, in PRO 30/22; letters to Sir Charles Wood (1846-66) can be found at York University, Borthwick Institute of Historical Research, in Halifax papers A4; further correspondence and papers are also held in a private collection (HMC code : 800819), for further details contact the Historical Manuscript Commission.
• Related Record:
  • HC/CL/CH,
• Access Status: Open
• Physical Description: Manuscript and typescript

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