William Scott, 1st Baron Stowell
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William Scott, 1st Baron Stowell, was a prominent English judge and legal scholar of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, renowned for his influential decisions in admiralty and ecclesiastical law.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British peer
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human ⓘ judge ⓘ legal scholar ⓘ member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| academicDegree |
Bachelor of Arts
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Doctor of Civil Law ⓘ Master of Arts ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1745-10-17 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
County Durham
NERFINISHED
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England ⓘ Heworth, Gateshead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Kingdom of Great Britain
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1836-01-28 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
England
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London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
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| educatedAt |
Corpus Christi College, Oxford
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University of Oxford ⓘ |
| familyName | Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
admiralty law
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ecclesiastical law ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Privy Council of Great Britain
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Privy Council ⓘ
surface form:
Privy Council of the United Kingdom
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| nobleTitle | Baron Stowell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitleCreated | 1821 ⓘ |
| notableCase |
Dalrymple v. Dalrymple (1811)
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The Flad Oyen (1799) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Hoop (1799) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Maria (1799) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
development of British admiralty law
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development of ecclesiastical jurisprudence ⓘ |
| notableWork |
judgments in ecclesiastical law
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judgments in maritime law ⓘ judgments in prize law ⓘ |
| occupation |
judge
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lawyer ⓘ legal scholar ⓘ |
| parliamentaryHouse | House of Lords NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Advocate General in the High Court of Admiralty
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Dean of the Arches NERFINISHED ⓘ Judge of the Consistory Court of London ⓘ Judge of the High Court of Admiralty ⓘ Regius Professor of Civil Law at the University of Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Church of England ⓘ |
| sibling | John Scott, 1st Earl of Eldon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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