# Sir Abraham Haphazard — The Warden character guide

> Sir Abraham Haphazard in The Warden by Anthony Trollope.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Sir Abraham

**First appearance:** 0016-xvii-sir-abraham-haphazard

## Snapshot

The Attorney-General: a self-made legal diamond, brilliant and cutting, consulted by the archdeacon to crush the hospital case and utterly indifferent to the hearts inside it.

## Who they are

Sir Abraham Haphazard rises from an apothecary's son to the brink of the lord chancellorship on sheer talent, and his chambers are where Barchester's ecclesiastical quarrel goes to be sharpened into law. He is all intellect and no warmth—a man to be sought in emergencies, never to confide a love to—and his advice to Mr. Harding carries the cold weight of a career built without friends. His presence raises the stakes of the early conflict, showing that the fight over twelve old men has drawn the attention of the most glittering mind in England.

## Relationships

### [Mr. Harding](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_warden_se/characters/mr_harding)

_professional_

Sir Abraham Haphazard is the Attorney General consulted by Harding, and their interaction is formal and legalistic.

### [Mr. Harding](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_warden_se/characters/mr_harding)

_professional_

Sir Abraham Haphazard is the Attorney General consulted by Harding, and their interaction is formal and legalistic.

## In the story

### [Dr. Grantly Visits the Hospital](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_warden_se/chapters/v-dr-grantly-visits-the-hospital)

Recommended as the best Queen's Counsel to defend the church's interests; the archdeacon plans to secure him.

### [Plumstead Episcopi](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_warden_se/chapters/viii-plumstead-episcopi)

His legal opinion is discussed; he focuses on winning the case rather than on the justice of Mr. Harding's position.

### [A Long Day in London](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_warden_se/chapters/xvi-a-long-day-in-london)

The attorney-general whom Mr. Harding seeks to consult; Harding leaves a note at his chambers and at the House, pleading for an interview.

### [Sir Abraham Haphazard](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_warden_se/chapters/xvii-sir-abraham-haphazard)

The brilliant but cold attorney-general who meets with Mr. Harding. He tries to dissuade Harding from resigning, viewing the decision as unnecessary and Quixotic, and is puzzled by Harding's passionate moral stance.

### [XVIII: The Warden Is Very Obstinate](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_warden_se/chapters/xviii-the-warden-is-very-obstinate)

The attorney-general whom Mr. Harding consulted; he did not advise resignation.

### [The Warden Resigns](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_warden_se/chapters/xix-the-warden-resigns)

Mentioned as the lawyer whose fees Mr. Harding fears he must pay by selling his furniture.

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