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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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