John Scott, Lord Eldon, 1751-1838 : the Duty of Loyalty.

John Scott, Lord Eldon (1751-1838) was an important English lawyer and a dominant figure in Georgian public life, and ranks among the most important Lord Chancellors in the long history of that office. This biography - the first in approximately one hundred and fifty years - traces Eldon's publ...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Melikan, Rose A.
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2003.
Collection:Cambridge studies in English legal history.
Sujets:
Eldon, John Scott, > Earl of, > 1751-1838.
Eldon, John Scott, > Earl of, > 1751-1838
Great Britain. > Lord Chancellor's Department > History.
Great Britain. > Lord Chancellor's Department
Judges > Great Britain > Biography.
Law > Political aspects > History.
Droit > Aspect politique > Histoire.
Judges
Law > Political aspects
Great Britain
Biographies
History
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Preliminaries; Contents; Illustrations; Tables; Preface; Abbreviations; 1 A Man of laws; 2 An independent learned gentleman; 3 A government retainer; 4 Formal politics; 5 Engagement; 6 Setbacks; 7 Resolution; 8 Pater familias; 9 Upright intentions; 10 The King's man; 11 The practice of patronage; 12 Cut and thrust; 13 A servant may serve two masters; 14 Reform and revolution; 15 The speaker speaks; 16 Lord Endless; 17 Faithful defender; 18 Twilight of the State; Bibliography; Index.

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