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Friday, November 22nd, 2024
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
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Erskine, Thomas, Lord
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A famous lawyer, youngest son of the Earl of Buchan, born in Edinburgh; spent his early years in the navy, and afterwards joined the army; resigned in 1775 to enter upon the study of law; called to the bar in 1778; a king's counsel in 1783; created a baron and Lord Chancellor in 1806; was engaged in all the famous trials of his time; an unrivalled orator in the law courts; his speeches rank as masterpieces of forensic eloquence (1750-1823).
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Erskine, Thomas, Lord'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/e/erskine-thomas-lord.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Erskine, Thomas, Lord'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/e/erskine-thomas-lord.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
