Though he never took silk, he was in the most exact sense a counsel learned in the law, and received the singular honour of being made a Bencher of Lincoln's Inn, although he was not a Queen's Counsel.
"The Adventure of Living"
John St. Loe Strachey
In addition to the many dignities of his rank, including four orders of knighthood, belonging to the Garter, the Thistle, the Star of India, and the Order of St. Michael and St. George, he became a D.O.L. of Oxford in 1876, and in the following year a Bencher of Lincoln's Inn.
"Life of Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen, (Victoria) Vol II"
Sarah Tytler
He wars a white jersey on which an image of the Sacred Heart is stitched with the insignia of Garter and Thistle, Golden Fleece, Elephant of Denmark, Skinner's and Probyn's horse, Lincoln's Inn Bencher and ancient and honourable artillery company of Massachusetts.
"Ulysses"
James Joyce