Tag: Biography
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Thomas Erskine
Erskine Thomas 1st Baron Erskine of Restormel Introduction to Thomas Erskine Thomas Erskine (1750-1823), British statesman and noted advocate, who at various times successfully defended the principles of freedom of the press, trial by jury, and the right to select one's own counsel. […]
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William Blackstone
Introduction to William Blackstone Sir William Blackstone (1723-1780), British jurist and legal scholar, whose work Commentaries on the Laws of England was used for more than a century as the foundation of all legal education in Great Britain and the United States. Sir William Blackstone […]
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Patrick Arthur Devlin
Devlin Patrick Arthur Introduction to Patrick Arthur Devlin Patrick Arthur Devlin (1905-1992), British judge and commentator on the English legal system. He was justice of the High Court in the Queen's Bench Division from 1948 to 1960, Lord Justice of Appeal from 1960 to 1961, and Lord of […]
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Ranulf de Glanvill
Introduction to Ranulf de Glanvill Ranulf de Glanvill (1130?-1190), English statesman and jurist, born in Stratford (now Stratford Saint Andrew), Suffolk. He was sheriff of Yorkshire from 1163 to 1170 and of Lancashire after 1173. In 1176 he was appointed justice of the king's court, and […]
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Jeremy Bentham
Introduction to Jeremy Bentham Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832), British philosopher, economist, and jurist, who founded the doctrine of utilitarianism. He was born in London on February 15, 1748. A prodigy, he was reading serious treatises at the age of three, playing the violin at age five, and […]
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John Austin
Introduction to John Austin John Austin (1790-1859), British legal scholar. Austin was influential in developing the theory of analytical jurisprudence. Born in London, England, he became a barrister in 1818, but he was not well suited to the work and his practice was unsuccessful. In 1826 he […]
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John Howard
Howard John (social reformer) Introduction to John Howard John Howard (1726-1790), British social reformer, who was instrumental in obtaining the passage by Parliament in 1774 of two penal reform acts that improved sanitary conditions and health care in prisons. Later, Howard was appointed […]
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John Stuart Mill
Introduction to John Stuart Mill John Stuart Mill (1806-1873), British philosopher-economist. He had a great impact on 19th-century British thought, not only in philosophy and economics but also in the areas of political science, logic, and ethics. See also Thematic Essay: British Political […]
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William Sharp McKechnie
McKechnie was a lecturer on constitutional law and history in the University of Glasgow, Scotland. He was of Scot nationality. He was the author of Magna Carta: A Commentary on the Great Charter of King John, with an Historical Introduction (Glasgow: Maclehose, 1914). It had 2 editions. […]