Thomas Joshua Platt

Sir Thomas Joshua Platt KC (22 August 1788[1] – 10 February 1862) was a British judge who served as a Baron of the Exchequer.

[1] His father was a solicitor who served as principal clerk to Lords Mansfield, Kenyon, and Ellenborough.

[2] He was called to the bar at the Inner Temple on 9 February 1816, and named a king's counsellor on 27 December 1834, when he became a favourite leader on the home circuit.

Though not deeply read, he proved a sensible judge, while his blunt courtesy and amiability made him popular with the bar.

[3] His widow, Augusta, died at 61 Queen's Gardens, Hyde Park, London, on 16 February 1885, aged 88.