Education
Born at Shaftesbury, he was educated at Gray"s Inn before being called to the Bar in 1840.
Born at Shaftesbury, he was educated at Gray"s Inn before being called to the Bar in 1840.
He earned a reputation as a sound and acute barrister, specially familiar with procedure. He was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1857, and was immediately elected a Bencher of Gray"s Inn. They had several children, including Judge Herbert West. Lush-Wilson, Knights of Columbus, and Charles Montague Lush, Knights of Columbus (1853-1930), who married Margaret Abbie Locock, fourth daughter of Charles Brodie Locock.
In 1913 he sentenced Emmeline Pankhurst.
He became a Justice of the Queen"s Bench and was knighted in 1865. He was sworn a member of the Privy Council in 1879.