Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron Macaulay ( 1800 - 1859 )

Birth: Rothley Temple, Leicestershire, England (25 October 1800) Death: Holly Lodge, Campden Hill, Kensington, London (28 December 1859) Burial: Poet's Corner (at the foot of Addison's statue), Westminster Abbey, London Profession: Poet Historian Barrister Education: Trinity College, Cambridge Career: Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge (1824); called to the Bar (1826); Commissioner in Bankruptcy (1828); MP for Calne, Wiltshire (1830); MP for Leeds (1831); Member, Supreme Council of India (1834-1838); President of the Commission for composing a criminal code for India (1835); returned to England (1838); began writing a 'History of England' (1839); MP for Edinburgh (1839-1847); Secretary of War (1839-1841); died of heart failure Honours: Baron 1857 Membership: Fellow Election Date: 22/11/1849.