Thomas Erskine

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Thomas Erskine was a prominent British lawyer and Whig politician renowned for his eloquent advocacy of civil liberties and landmark defenses of free speech in late 18th-century England.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British lawyer ⓘ
Lord Chancellor of Great Britain ⓘ
Whig politician ⓘ
human ⓘ
advocatedFor civil liberties ⓘ
freedom of the press ⓘ
rights of defendants in criminal trials ⓘ
areaOfActivity English law ⓘ
civil liberties ⓘ
freedom of expression ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
familyName Erskine ⓘ
fieldOfWork advocacy ⓘ
jurisprudence ⓘ
politics ⓘ
givenName Thomas ⓘ
hasHonorificTitle Lord Erskine ⓘ
ideology liberalism ⓘ
knownFor jury advocacy ⓘ
oratory ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
legalSpecialty constitutional law ⓘ
criminal law ⓘ
memberOf Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ
Whig Party ⓘ
nobleTitle Baron Erskine ⓘ
linked to: Lord Erskine
notableCourt Court of King’s Bench ⓘ
notableFor defense of free speech ⓘ
eloquent advocacy of civil liberties ⓘ
landmark political trials in late 18th-century England ⓘ
notableWork defense of John Stockdale in the 1789 libel trial ⓘ
defense of Thomas Paine in the treason trial over The Rights of Man ⓘ
defense of publishers in the 1792–1794 treason and sedition trials ⓘ
occupation barrister ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ
politician ⓘ
politicalAlignment Whig ⓘ
linked to: British Whig Party
positionHeld Lord Chancellor of Great Britain ⓘ
Member of Parliament ⓘ
residence London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
sexOrGender male ⓘ
timePeriod early 19th century ⓘ
late 18th century ⓘ
workLocation England ⓘ
London ⓘ
linked to: London, England

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Foxite Whigs → hasNotableMember → Thomas Erskine ⓘ
Erskine family → notableMember → Thomas Erskine, 1st Lord Erskine ⓘ
linked to: Thomas Erskine
Erskine family → notableMember → Thomas Erskine, 1st Baron Erskine ⓘ
linked to: Thomas Erskine
Chief Justice of Chester → officeHeldBy → Thomas Erskine ⓘ