John George Phillimore
John George Phillimore(1808–1865) was an English barrister, known as a jurist andLiberal Partypolitician.
Life
[edit]The eldest son ofJoseph Phillimore,he was born on 5 January 1808, and was educated atWestminster School.On 28 May 1824 he matriculated atChrist Church, Oxford,of which he was faculty student, and graduated B.A. in 1828, having taken a second class in the classical schools; he proceeded M.A. in 1831.[1][2]
From 1827 to 1832 Phillimore held a clerkship in the Board of Control for India, and on 23 November 1832 wascalled to the baratLincoln's Inn,where he was elected a bencher in 1851. In 1850 Phillimore was appointed reader incivil lawandjurisprudenceat theMiddle Temple.In 1851 hetook silk,and in the following year he was appointed reader inconstitutional lawandlegal historyto the Inns of Court.[2]
Phillimore representedLeominsteras a Liberal in the Parliament of 1852–1857. He spoke onfree trade,legal reform, and thesecret ballot.He died on 27 April 1865 at his residence, Shiplake House,Oxfordshire.[2]
Works
[edit]Phillimore's writings, all published at London, were:[2]
- Letter to the Lord Chancellor on the Reform of the Law,1846.
- Thoughts on Law Reform,1847.
- Introduction to the Study and History of the Roman Law,1848.
- An Inaugural Lecture on Jurisprudence, and a Lecture on Canon Law,1851.
- Principles and Maxims of Jurisprudence,1856.
- Influence of the Canon Law(inOxford Essays), 1858.
- Private Law among the Romans,1863.
- History of England during the Reign of George the Third(one volume only), 1863.
Family
[edit]By his wife Rosalind Margaret, younger daughter ofSir James Lewis Knight-Bruce,he had issue an only sonEgerton Grenville Bagot Phillimore,known as an antiquarian of Welsh language and history.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^Foster, Joseph(1888–1892)..Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886.Oxford: Parker and Co – viaWikisource.
- ^abcdeLee, Sidney,ed. (1896)..Dictionary of National Biography.Vol. 45. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- ^Archives Network Wales,Phillimore, Egerton, papers.
Notes
[edit]Attribution
This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain:Lee, Sidney,ed. (1896). "Phillimore, John George".Dictionary of National Biography.Vol. 45. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
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