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Henry Fielding Dickens, circa 1890

Sir Henry Fielding Dickens, K.C. [21] (16th January 1849 – 21st December 1933) was an English barrister, who served as a King’s Counsel and Common Serjeant of London [22]. He was the eighth of ten children born to English author Charles Dickens and his wife Catherine and the last surviving child of Dickens.

In 1873 he was called to the bar, and in 1892 was appointed Queen’s Counsel. He was given a knighthood in 1922 and retired from the bench of the Old Bailey in August 1932 at the age of 83.

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[21] More information : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Fielding_Dickens
[22] The Common Serjeant of London is the second most senior permanent judge of the Central Criminal Court after the Recorder of London, acting as deputy to that office, and sitting as a judge in the trial of criminal offences.