Couch, Right Hon. Sir Richard, P.C. 1875, member of judicial committee of Privy Council since 1881, recorder of Bedford 1858-62, puisne judge Bombay 1862-6, chief justice there 1866-70 and at Calcutta 1870-5, knighted 13 June, 1866, joint editor of 21st edn. of (Christian and Chitty's) Blackstone's Commentaries, a student of the Middle Temple, 10 Jan., 1838, called to the bar 15 Jan., 1841, bencher 17 May, 1881 (only son of Richard Couch, of Bermondsey, Surrey, gentleman, dec.); born 17 May, 1817; married 1 Feb., 1845, Anne, eldest dau. of Richard Thomas Beck, Esq., of Combs, Suffolk, and has issue.
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