Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden
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Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden, was an 18th-century British lawyer, judge, and Whig politician renowned for his strong defense of civil liberties and opposition to arbitrary government power.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden canonical | 9 |
| 1st Earl Camden | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
British politician
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Whig politician ⓘ human ⓘ judge ⓘ lawyer ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1714-03-21 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| child | John Pratt, 1st Marquess Camden ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| createdBaronInYear | 1765 ⓘ |
| createdEarlInYear | 1786 ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1794-04-18 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| educatedAt |
Eton College
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Inner Temple ⓘ King’s College, Cambridge ⓘ
surface form:
King's College, Cambridge
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| era | 18th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Pratt ⓘ |
| father | Sir John Pratt ⓘ |
| givenName | Charles ⓘ |
| honoredIn | title of Camden, London borough ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of civil liberties in English law
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doctrine against general warrants ⓘ |
| knownFor |
defense of civil liberties
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judgment in Entick v Carrington ⓘ opposition to arbitrary government power ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalPosition | opponent of general warrants ⓘ |
| legalTradition | common law ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Privy Council
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surface form:
Privy Council of Great Britain
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| memberOfPoliticalParty | Whig Party ⓘ |
| mother | Elizabeth Gregory ⓘ |
| nobleTitle |
Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden
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1st Earl Camden
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| notableWork | judgment in Entick v Carrington (1765) ⓘ |
| occupation |
judge
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lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| parliamentaryHouse |
House of Commons of Great Britain
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House of Lords ⓘ |
| peerage | Peerage of Great Britain ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Lord Chancellor of England
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surface form:
Lord Chancellor of Great Britain
Chief Justice of the Common Pleas ⓘ
surface form:
Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas
Member of Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ |
| religion | Church of England ⓘ |
| spouse | Elizabeth Jeffreys ⓘ |
| style | The Right Honourable ⓘ |
| supported | American colonists' grievances against arbitrary power ⓘ |
| title | Baron Camden ⓘ |
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Camden, South Carolina
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