Lord Mansfield
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British peer
Chief Justice of the King’s Bench
human
judge
law lord
member of the Privy Council
politician
Lord Mansfield was an influential 18th-century British judge and politician, best known for shaping English commercial law and advancing legal principles that contributed to the abolition of slavery.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lord Mansfield canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
British peer
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Chief Justice of the King’s Bench ⓘ human ⓘ judge ⓘ law lord ⓘ member of the Privy Council ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1705-03-02 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Scone, Perthshire, Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1793-03-20 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Kenwood House, Hampstead, London, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Christ Church, Oxford
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Lincoln's Inn NERFINISHED ⓘ Perth Grammar School NERFINISHED ⓘ Westminster School ⓘ |
| familyRelation | great-uncle of Dido Elizabeth Belle ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | 1st Earl of Mansfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of Anglo-American commercial law
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law of restitution ⓘ maritime law ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Blachford v Preston
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Carter v Boehm NERFINISHED ⓘ Luke v Lyde NERFINISHED ⓘ Moses v Macferlan NERFINISHED ⓘ Pillans v Van Mierop NERFINISHED ⓘ R v Knowles, ex parte Somersett NERFINISHED ⓘ Somersett's Case NERFINISHED ⓘ development of English commercial law ⓘ influence on the law of obligations ⓘ leading decisions on insurance law ⓘ legal reasoning that contributed to the movement toward abolition of slavery in Britain ⓘ |
| legalPhilosophy |
emphasis on commercial certainty and good faith
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use of equitable principles within common law ⓘ |
| memberOf |
House of Commons of Great Britain
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House of Lords ⓘ |
| monarchDuringTerm |
George II
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George III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | William Murray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle |
Baron Mansfield
NERFINISHED
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Earl of Mansfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
barrister
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judge ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| parliamentaryConstituencyRepresented |
Boroughbridge
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Newark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Whig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Attorney General for England and Wales
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Chief Justice of the King’s Bench ⓘ Solicitor General for England and Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ Speaker of the House of Lords (in the absence of the Lord Chancellor) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Church of England ⓘ |
| residence | Kenwood House, Hampstead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Lady Elizabeth Finch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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