Samuel Toller

Sir Samuel Toller (1764–1821)[1] was an English advocate-general of Madras and legal writer.

Life

He was son of Thomas Toller (1732–1795), who succeeded his father-in-law, Samuel Lawrence, as preacher to the Presbyterian congregation in Monkwell Street, London. He was educated at Charterhouse School.[1]

Toller was admitted to Lincoln's Inn 27 March 1781, was called to the bar, and in March 1812 was appointed Advocate-General of Madras. He was subsequently knighted, and died in India on his way to Bangalore on 19 November 1821.[2]

Works

Toller was the author of two legal works:[2]

  • The Law of Executors and Administrators, London, 1800; 7th ed. by Francis Whitmarsh, 1838; 2nd American edit. by T. F. Gordon, Philadelphia, 1824, 3rd American edit. by E. D. Ingraham, 1834.
  • Treatise of the Law of Tithes: compiled in Part from some Notes of Richard Wooddeson, London, 1808; 3rd ed. 1822.

Family

In 1793 Toller married Miss Cory of Cambridge, sister of Robert Towerson Cory, by whom he had issue.[2] Of three daughters

  • the eldest married in 1817 the Rev. William Malkin[3]
  • the second, Caroline, married in 1818 Thomas Gellibrand, Sheriff of Madras[4][5]
  • the third married in 1825 General George Whitlock (died 1867)[5]

Notes
  1. Stearn, Roger T. "Toller, Samuel". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/27501. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  2. Lee, Sidney, ed. (1898). "Toller, Samuel" . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 56. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
  3. "Malkin, William (MLKN811W)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  4. Archives, The National. "The Discovery Service". discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk.
  5. Cotton, Julian James (1905). List of Inscriptions on Tombs Or Monuments in Madras Possessing Historical Or Archaeological Interest. Superintendent, Government Press. p. 87.
Attribution

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Lee, Sidney, ed. (1898). "Toller, Samuel". Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 56. London: Smith, Elder & Co.

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