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Edward Macnaghten, Baron Macnaghten
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
or "EDWARD MACNAGHTEN MACNAGHTEN, Baron (1830-1913), British judge, was born in London Feb. 3 1830, the son of Sir Edmund Macnaghten, 2nd bart., of Dundarave, co. Antrim, whose baronetcy he succeeded to on the death of his elder brother, the 3rd bart., in 1911. He was educated at Queen's College, Belfast, and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he was bracketed senior classic in 1852. He was an enthusiastic oarsman, winning the Colquhoun sculls at Cambridge (1851), and the diamond sculls at Henley (1852). He was called to the bar in 18J7, and became Q.C. in 1880, and a lord of appeal and life peer in 1887, having previously refused a judgeship. He sat as Conservative member for co. Antrim from 1880-5, and for co. Antrim (northern division) from 1885-7. Among the many important cases in which he came into prominence as a lord of appeal were the Taff Vale case of 1900-1, the Osborne judgment of 1909, both of these being concerned with points of tradeunion law, and the Scottish Church case of 1904. He was also one of the arbitrators in the boundary dispute of 1899 between Chile and Argentina. Lord Macnaghten died in London Feb. 17 1913. His life peerage became extinct, but he was succeeded as 5th bart. by his son Edward (18J9-1914).
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Edward Macnaghten, Baron Macnaghten'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/e/edward-macnaghten-baron-macnaghten.html. 1910.
