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William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield, PC (2 March 1705 – 20 March 1793) was a British barrister, politician and judge noted for his reform of English law. Born to Scottish nobility, he was a member of the Scottish Clan Murray and was educated in Perth, Scotland before moving to London at the age of 13 to take up a place at ...
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25 de mar. de 2024 · attorney general (1754-1754), England. William Murray, 1st earl of Mansfield (born March 2, 1705, Scone, Perthshire, Scot.—died March 20, 1793, London, Eng.) was the chief justice of the King’s Bench of Great Britain from 1756 to 1788, who made important contributions to commercial law.
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18 de may. de 2018 · MANSFIELD, WILLIAM MURRAY, FIRST EARL OF. William Murray, first earl of Mansfield, was an eighteenth-century English lawyer and judge who, along with sir william blackstone and sir edward coke, played an important part in molding U.S. law.
William Murray, 1st earl of Mansfield, (born March 2, 1705, Scone, Perthshire, Scot.—died March 20, 1793, London, Eng.), British jurist. Called to the bar in 1730, he gained a wide reputation in 1737 when he eloquently supported before the House of Commons a merchants’ petition to stop Spanish assaults on their ships.
13 de ago. de 2020 · William Murray, Lord Mansfield. Statesman, Lawyer and Abolitionist. William Murray, Earl of Mansfield was buried in the north transept of Westminster Abbey on 28th March 1793. He was born on 2nd March 1705 at Scone Abbey (later Palace) in Perth, Scotland.
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William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield PC (March 2, 1705 – March 20, 1793), was a British judge and politician who reached high office in the House of Lords. His most famous judgment was in 1772 in the case of James Somersett. Somersett was an escaped slave brought to England, who had been recaptured and was awaiting shipment to Jamaica.
Information. Related objects. Also known as. William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield. primary name: primary name: Murray, William. other name: other name: (Earl of) Mansfield. Details. individual; legal; British; Male. Life dates. 1705-1793. Biography. Lord Chief Justice, 1756-88.
