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Sir James Eyre Sir James Eyre
Sir James Eyre 1734-99, English jurist. As a young lawyer he was counsel (1763) for John Wilkes in the suit against the government that established the illegality of general warrants (warrants for the arrest of any or all persons, no names being specified, involved in an offense). He later became... Read more
Sir John Beverley Robinson Sir John Beverley Robinson
Sir John Beverley Robinson 1791-1863, Canadian jurist, b. Lower Canada (Quebec). After holding many important offices, he entered upon his long career (1829-62) as chief justice of Upper Canada; in this period he was also briefly president of the executive council and was speaker of the legislative... Read more
John Marshall Harlan II John Marshall Harlan II
Harlan, John Marshall, II (b. Chicago, Ill., 20 May 1899; d. Washington, D.C., 29 Dec. 1971; cremated and interred Emmanuel Episcopal Cemetery, Weston, Conn.), associate justice, 1955–1971. John M. Harlan, which he preferred to be called to distinguish himself from his more illustrious... Read more
John Scott 1st earl of Eldon John Scott 1st earl of Eldon
Eldon, John Scott, 1st earl of (1751–1838). Lord chancellor. The son of a Newcastle coal merchant, Scott rose rapidly as a lawyer. He entered Parliament in 1783, and became solicitor-general 1788 and attorney-general 1793. He led for the crown in the ‘treason trials’ of Thomas... Read more
John Rutledge John Rutledge
John Rutledge 1739-1800, American jurist and political leader, 2d Chief Justice of the United States, b. Charleston, S.C.; brother of Edward Rutledge . After studying law in London he began practice in Charleston, S.C., in 1761. He rose to prominence when quite young, was a member (1762) of the... Read more
Sir John Davies Sir John Davies
Sir John Davies dā´vĬs , 1569-1626, English poet. A successful lawyer, he served as solicitor general and attorney general in Ireland from 1603 to 1619. His works include Nosce Teipsum (1599), a long poem on the immortality of the soul; Orchestra; or, A Poem of Dancing (1596),... Read more
John XXII John XXII
John XXII 1244-1334, pope (1316-34), a Frenchman (b. Cahors) named Jacques Duèse; successor of Clement V. Formerly, he was often called John XXI. He reigned at Avignon. John was celebrated as a canon lawyer under Boniface VIII, whom he supported. After the death of Clement there was a period... Read more
Sir John Douglas Cockcroft Sir John Douglas Cockcroft
Sir John Douglas Cockcroft 1897-1967, English physicist, educated at the Univ. of Manchester and St. John's College, Cambridge. He was a fellow of St. John's College (1928-46) and professor of natural philosophy at Cambridge (1939-46). After serving (1941-44) as chief superintendent of the Air... Read more
Oliver St John Oliver St John
Oliver St. John , 1598?-1673, English politician. He married (1638) a cousin of Oliver Cromwell. In 1637-38 he was, by his brilliant defense of John Hampden in the ship money case, drawn into the opposition to Charles I. Although Charles appointed (1641) him solicitor general, St. John remained a... Read more
Throckmorton plot Throckmorton plot
Throckmorton plot, 1583. This was one of many conspiracies to free Mary, queen of Scots, and put her on the throne in place of Elizabeth. Francis Throckmorton was son of Sir John Throckmorton, chief justice of Chester, disgraced in 1579. Francis Throckmorton, a catholic, spent the early 1580s... Read more

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