Mansfield, William Murray, 1st earl of
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Mansfield, William Murray, 1st earl of (1705–93). Judge. In 1742 Mansfield became solicitor-general with a seat in Parliament for Boroughbridge. He was an effective debater, second only to
Pitt.
Newcastle relied heavily on Mansfield and was reluctant to see him become chief justice of King's Bench in 1756. However Mansfield remained in the cabinet until 1763 and was attacked by
Junius for being a ‘political judge’. He set about reforming the slow practices of the court, developed and clarified commercial law, and, when the occasion arose, adapted the law to the needs of his day. He twice refused the lord chancellorship, preferring the security of a non-political post. Mansfield hated religious persecution and his house was burned during the
Gordon Riots (1780); his country house,
Kenwood, at Hampstead escaped. He retired in 1788 with a reputation as the greatest judge of the 18th cent.
Richard A. Smith
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Windows on history's soul ART
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Telegraph London; 2/11/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...him hangs John Singleton Copley's portrait of William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield, painted in the same year. It is a thumpingly...The Lord Chief Justice wears a legal wig and his earl's parliamentary robes. He is shown seated in...
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Distinguished company
Magazine article from: The Spectator; 2/24/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...professional and public standing of a sitter; an effect caught by the rich robes of John Singleton Copley's 'William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield', but somewhat undermined by his subject's over-large head. (This was an unfortunate characteristic...
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No scones at Scone; BUN FIGHT: Workers are cross that the Earl and Countess stopped the free scones.
Newspaper article from: The Mail on Sunday (London, England); 4/13/2008; 700+ words
; ...Lord Scone, the 8th Earl of Mansfield and Mansfield, has shown he has afirm...A spokesman for the Earl andCountess said...earl, also known as William Murray, and hiswife, Countess...and a portrait of the 1st Earl of Nottingham by...
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Peeking through the castle keyholes
Newspaper article from: The Scotsman; 1/25/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...near Perth, by the Earls of Mansfield. These include a magisterial...Sir Joshua Reynolds of William, the 1st earl, and a hugely important...young Lady Elizabeth Murray with Dido Lindsay...the daughter of the 1st earl's nephew, is black...
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WARRANTY DEEDS
Newspaper article from: The Journal Record; 3/15/1988; 700+ words
; ...25. Retn 2608 Murray Dr, MWC. 24950...Hamm, $10, L4 B2 Mansfield No 2 Addn, OKC...Hamm, $10, L4 B2 Mansfield No 2 Addn, OKC...L13 B10 Twin Oaks 1st Addn, OKC. RS...Thomas R Byrd et al to Earl Austin Constr Co...Lonzo Ivey et ux to William G Madden et ux...
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William Murray Mansfield, 1st earl of
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
William Murray Mansfield, 1st earl of 1705-93, English jurist. As...closer to international practice. Mansfield was unpopular for his opinions on...forceful thinking greatly influenced Sir William Blackstone.
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Mansfield, William Murray, 1st earl of
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History
Mansfield, William Murray, 1st earl of (1705–93). Judge. In 1742 Mansfield became solicitor-general with a...Pitt . Newcastle relied heavily on Mansfield and was reluctant to see him become...
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William Murray
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
William Murray see Mansfield, William Murray, 1st earl of .
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