Background
Haddan was eldest son of Thomas Haddan, solicitor, of Lime Street Square, London, by Mary Ann, daughter of John Haddan, and brother of Arthur West Haddan. He was born in London in 1814, and educated at a private school at Finchley.
Haddan was eldest son of Thomas Haddan, solicitor, of Lime Street Square, London, by Mary Ann, daughter of John Haddan, and brother of Arthur West Haddan. He was born in London in 1814, and educated at a private school at Finchley.
He matriculated at Brasenose College, Oxford, 2 July 1833, gained a scholarship there, took a double first in 1837, and graduated Bachelor of Arts on 5 May in that year.
He was Petrean fellow of Exeter College from 30 June 1837 until 11 January 1843. He gained an Eldon law scholarship in 1840, and a Vinerian fellowship in 1847. He proceeded Master of Arts 1840, and Bachelor of Civil Law 1844.
He was called to the bar of the Inner Temple 11 June 1841, and practised as an equity draftsman and conveyancer.
He was a sound lawyer, and had a steady practice at the Barometer The group of founders was led by Frederic Rogers, James Mozley, Richard William Church, Mountague Bernard, and the Haddan brothers.
Thomas Haddan for a short time edited the paper, which was published for over a century. Contributors included Manning, Henry Wilberforce, Lord Chief Justice Coleridge, Henry Coleridge, Beresford Hope, Chretien (of Oriel), East. A. Freeman, John Fielder Mackarness, and Stafford Northcote, while he was private secretary to William Ewart Gladstone.
Martin Richard Sharp in July 1846, succeeded John Fullagar as publisher, took an active part in its direction, became editor, and continued until his retirement in 1883.
In 1862, at the desire of the council of the Incorporated Law Society, he delivered a course of lectures on the jurisdiction of the court of chancery. Having gone to Vichy for the benefit of his health he died there rather suddenly on 5 September 1873, and was buried on 6 September. But his body was afterwards moved to Highgate cemetery.