10 Facts About Lord Chancellor

At the Union of England and Scotland, the lord keeper of the Great Seal of England became the first lord high chancellor of Great Britain, but Lord Seafield continued as lord chancellor of Scotland until 1708; was re-appointed in 1713; and sat as an extraordinary lord of session in that capacity until his death in 1730, since which time the office of lord chancellor of Scotland has been in abeyance.

The only difference between the two offices is the mode of appointment—a lord chancellor is appointed by formal letters patent, but a Lord Keeper is appointed by the delivery of the Great Seal into their custody.

The last Lord Keeper was Robert Henley, who was created a Baron in 1760 and was appointed lord chancellor in 1761.

The Lord Chancellor Speaker has been appointed a lord commissioner and does take part in the ceremonies.

Lord Chancellor sat as a judge in the Appellate Committee of the House of Lords, and was a member of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council .

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Lord Chancellor was the president of the Supreme Court of England and Wales, and therefore supervised the Court of Appeal of England and Wales, the High Court of Justice of England and Wales and the Crown Court of England and Wales.

Lord Chancellor was, ex officio, a judge in the Court of Appeal and the president of the Chancery Division.

Lord Chancellor'storic insignia of the lord chancellor is a purse containing the Great Seal and a mace or staff of office.

The Lord Chancellor's Department was renamed the Department for Constitutional Affairs.

Lord Chancellor is portrayed by Preston Lockwood in “Rumpole and the Tap End” episode of the Rumpole of the Bailey TV series.