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Brougham, Henry, Lord Brougham and Vaux
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
or Born in Edinburgh, and educated at the High School and University of that city; was admitted to the Scotch bar in 1800; excluded from promotion in Scotland by his liberal principles, he joined the English bar in 1808, speedily acquired a reputation as a lawyer for the defence in Crown libel actions, and, by his eloquence in the cause of Queen Caroline, 1820, won universal popular favour; entering Parliament in 1810, he associated with the Whig opposition, threw himself into the agitation for the abolition of slavery, the cause of education, and law reform; became Lord Chancellor in 1830, but four years afterwards his political career closed; he was a supporter of many popular institutions; a man of versatile ability and untiring energy; along with Horner, Jeffrey, and Sidney Smith, one of the founders of the Edinburgh Review , also of London University, and the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge; a writer on scientific, historical, political, and philosophical themes, but his violence and eccentricity hurt his influence; spent his last days at Cannes, where he died (1778-1868).
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Brougham, Henry, Lord Brougham and Vaux'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/b/brougham-henry-lord-brougham-and-vaux.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
