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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:legislation
gptkb:Person
gptkb:Politician
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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3
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Edward_de_Vere,_17th_Earl_of_Oxford
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gptkbp:advocates_for
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gptkb:Scottish_Bar
Civil liberties
Trial by jury
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gptkbp:alma_mater
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gptkb:University_of_Edinburgh
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gptkbp:associated_with
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gptkb:Whig_Party
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gptkbp:birth_date
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1750-01-01
1750-01-10
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gptkbp:birth_place
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gptkb:Edinburgh,_Scotland
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gptkbp:burial_place
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gptkb:St._Mary’s_Church,_Wandsworth
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gptkbp:child
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gptkb:Thomas_Erskine,_2nd_Baron_Erskine
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:Thomas_Erskine,_2nd_Baron_Erskine
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gptkbp:contribution
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Human rights advocacy
Legal reforms
Political reforms
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gptkbp:court
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gptkb:government_agency
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gptkbp:current_champion
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gptkb:Lord_George_Gordon
gptkb:Thomas_Paine
gptkb:John_Wilkes
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gptkbp:death_date
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1823-11-17
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gptkbp:famous_for
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Legal advocacy
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gptkbp:field
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gptkb:legislation
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gptkbp:honorific_prefix
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gptkb:Baron_Erskine
gptkb:mythological_figure
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Thomas Erskine
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:William_Pitt_the_Younger
Civil liberties
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:William_Blackstone
gptkb:John_Locke
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gptkbp:known_for
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Legal reforms
defending high-profile cases
Defending freedom of speech
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gptkbp:legacy
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Advocacy for civil rights
Influence on modern law
Role in the abolition of slavery
Promotion of free speech
Impact on legal education
reform of legal practices
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gptkbp:members
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gptkb:government_agency
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:British
Scottish
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gptkbp:notable_event
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gptkb:The_Queen_Caroline_Affair
The Trial of the Duke of York
The Trial of the Queen Caroline
The Trial of John Wilkes
The Trial of Thomas Paine
The Trial of the Radical Reformers
The Trial of the Reverend John Horne Tooke
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gptkbp:notable_work
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gptkb:Trial_of_Queen_Caroline
Defence of the Rights of the People
Defense of the Rights of Man
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:legislation
gptkb:Politician
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gptkbp:place_of_death
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gptkb:London,_England
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gptkbp:political_party
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gptkb:Whig_Party
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gptkbp:position_held
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gptkb:Attorney_General_for_England_and_Wales
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:Sir_John_Scott
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gptkbp:residence
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gptkb:Borough
gptkb:London,_England
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Lady_Mary_Erskine
gptkb:Mary_Erskine
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Sir_John_Campbell
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gptkbp:title
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gptkb:Baron_Erskine
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