EARL OF MANSFIELD, 2013
10 by 50 by 60 cm. Cotton, iron, resin, wood.
William Murray (1705-1793), Earl of Mansfield, barrister, politician and judge.
As Lord Chief Justice, Mansfield modernised English law. He is perhaps best known for his judgments in Somersett case, where he held, that slavery was unlawful in England.
10 by 50 by 60 cm. Cotton, iron, resin, wood.
William Murray (1705-1793), Earl of Mansfield, barrister, politician and judge.
As Lord Chief Justice, Mansfield modernised English law. He is perhaps best known for his judgments in Somersett case, where he held, that slavery was unlawful in England.
