Sir John Holt
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Sir John Holt was a prominent English jurist who served as Lord Chief Justice of England from 1689 to 1710 and played a key role in shaping the common law.
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| Sir John Holt canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
English jurist
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Lord Chief Justice of England ⓘ judge ⓘ person ⓘ |
| appointedBy | William III of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Redgrave, Suffolk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1642 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1709 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Gray’s Inn
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Oriel College, Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1710 ⓘ |
| era |
Glorious Revolution
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Restoration England NERFINISHED ⓘ early 18th century England ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Sir ⓘ |
| influenced |
Anglo-American common law
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development of modern contract law ⓘ development of modern tort law ⓘ later English judges ⓘ |
| knownFor |
decisions on habeas corpus
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decisions on the law of contract ⓘ decisions on the law of criminal conspiracy ⓘ decisions on the law of tort ⓘ defending the independence of the judiciary ⓘ shaping English common law ⓘ support for the constitutional settlement after the Glorious Revolution ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| memberOf | Gray’s Inn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monarchDuringTerm |
Anne of Great Britain
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Mary II of England NERFINISHED ⓘ William III of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | knight ⓘ |
| notableCase |
Ashby v White
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Coggs v Bernard NERFINISHED ⓘ Keeble v Hickeringill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
judge
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lawyer ⓘ |
| participatedIn | development of English common law in the late 17th century ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Abingdon-on-Thames NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| positionHeld |
Lord Chief Justice of England
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Lord Chief Justice of the King’s Bench NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Church of England ⓘ |
| residence |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| startTime | 1689 ⓘ |
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