Poser, Norman S.,  1928- <br/><br/>
Lord Mansfield  justice in the age of reason / 
Norman S. Poser. 
 - Montreal [Que. :  McGill-Queen's University Press,  (c)2013. (Toronto, Ont. :  Scholars Portal,  (c)2013). 
 - 1 online resource (xviii, 532 pages, 5. pages of plates ) :  illustrations. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>Part Two : Justice in the Age of Reason. Chief justice of the Court of King's Bench --  Commerce and industry --  Freedom of the press --  Crime and punishment --  Betting and lending --  Slavery and the Somerset Case --  The American Revolution --  Protecting authors and inventors --  Women and marriage --  Religious Freedom --  The Gordon Riots --  Last years --  Epilogue : Lord Mansvield's legacy. Part One : Becoming Lord Masfield. Scotland --  Westminster and Oxford --  Lincoln's Inn --  A rising lawyer --  Entering politics --  Law officer of the Crown --  Murray and the Jacobites --  Attaining the bench and the peerage --  The judge as politician --  Family affairs --  The social scene 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780773589797 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Judges--Great Britain--Biography.<br/>Law--History--Great Britain--18th century.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic Books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>KD621  / .L673 2013