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==Legal, political and judicial career== |
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Scott graduated as doctor of civil law, and, after a customary year of silence, commenced practice in the [[ecclesiastical court]]s. His professional success was rapid. In 1783 he became registrar of the court of faculties, and in 1788 judge of the consistory court and advocate-general, in that year too receiving the honor of [[knighthood]]; and in 1798 he was made judge of the [[Admiralty court|high court of admiralty]]. He twice contested [[Oxford University (UK Parliament constituency)|Oxford University]] in 1780 without success, but successfully in 1801. He also sat for [[Downton (UK Parliament constituency)|Downton]] in 1790. Upon the coronation of [[George IV of the United Kingdom|George IV]] in 1821 he was raised to the peerage as '''Baron Stowell''', of Stowell Park in the County of Gloucester,<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=17724 |date=14 July 1821 |startpage=1462 }}</ref> taking his title from the name of his estate. After a life of judicial service Lord Stowell retired from the bench – from the consistory court in August 1821, and from the high court of admiralty in December 1827.{{sfn|Chisholm|1911}} |
Scott graduated as doctor of civil law, and, after a customary year of silence, commenced practice in the [[ecclesiastical court]]s. His professional success was rapid. In 1783 he became registrar of the court of faculties, and in 1788 judge of the consistory court and advocate-general, in that year too receiving the honor of [[knighthood]]; and in 1798 he was made judge of the [[Admiralty court|high court of admiralty]]. He twice contested [[Oxford University (UK Parliament constituency)|Oxford University]] in 1780 without success, but successfully in 1801. He also sat for [[Downton (UK Parliament constituency)|Downton]] in 1790. He was elected a [[Fellow of the Royal Society]] in 1793. <ref> {{cite web | url =http://royalsociety.org/dserve/dserve.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=Show.tcl&dsqDb=Persons&dsqPos=16&dsqSearch=%28Surname%3D%27scott%27%29| title = Library and Archive Catalog|publisher= Royal Society|accessdate = 2012-08-03}} </ref> |
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Upon the coronation of [[George IV of the United Kingdom|George IV]] in 1821 he was raised to the peerage as '''Baron Stowell''', of Stowell Park in the County of Gloucester,<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=17724 |date=14 July 1821 |startpage=1462 }}</ref> taking his title from the name of his estate. After a life of judicial service Lord Stowell retired from the bench – from the consistory court in August 1821, and from the high court of admiralty in December 1827.{{sfn|Chisholm|1911}} |
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==Personal life== |
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Lord Stowell was twice married. First, in 1781, to Anna Maria, eldest daughter and heiress of John Bagnall of [[Earley|Erleigh]] Court, near [[Reading, Berkshire|Reading]], in [[Berkshire]], where the two later resided. They had four children, one of whom, a daughter, survived him. He married again, in 1813, the dowager [[Marquess of Sligo|Marchioness of Sligo]]. He died on 28 January 1836, aged 90, when the barony became extinct. |
Lord Stowell was twice married. First, in 1781, to Anna Maria, eldest daughter and heiress of John Bagnall of [[Earley|Erleigh]] Court, near [[Reading, Berkshire|Reading]], in [[Berkshire]], where the two later resided. They had four children, one of whom, a daughter, survived him. He married again, in 1813, the dowager [[Marquess of Sligo|Marchioness of Sligo]]. |
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He died on 28 January 1836, aged 90, when the barony became extinct. |
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Revision as of 21:14, 3 August 2012
William Scott, 1st Baron Stowell (17 October 1745 – 28 January 1836) was an English judge and jurist.
Background and education
Scott was born at Heworth, a village about four miles from Newcastle upon Tyne, the son of a coalfitter (or tradesman engaged in the transport of coal). His younger brother John Scott became Lord Chancellor and was made Earl of Eldon. He was educated at Newcastle Royal Grammar School and Corpus Christi College at Oxford University, where he gained a Durham scholarship in 1761. In 1764 he graduated and became first a probationary fellow and then as successor to William (afterwards the well known Sir William) Jones a tutor of University College. As Camden reader of ancient history he rivalled the reputation of Blackstone. Although he had joined the Middle Temple in 1762, it was not till 1776 that Scott devoted himself to a systematic study of law.[1]
Legal, political and judicial career
Scott graduated as doctor of civil law, and, after a customary year of silence, commenced practice in the ecclesiastical courts. His professional success was rapid. In 1783 he became registrar of the court of faculties, and in 1788 judge of the consistory court and advocate-general, in that year too receiving the honor of knighthood; and in 1798 he was made judge of the high court of admiralty. He twice contested Oxford University in 1780 without success, but successfully in 1801. He also sat for Downton in 1790. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1793. [2]
Upon the coronation of George IV in 1821 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Stowell, of Stowell Park in the County of Gloucester,[3] taking his title from the name of his estate. After a life of judicial service Lord Stowell retired from the bench – from the consistory court in August 1821, and from the high court of admiralty in December 1827.[1]
Personal life
Lord Stowell was twice married. First, in 1781, to Anna Maria, eldest daughter and heiress of John Bagnall of Erleigh Court, near Reading, in Berkshire, where the two later resided. They had four children, one of whom, a daughter, survived him. He married again, in 1813, the dowager Marchioness of Sligo.
He died on 28 January 1836, aged 90, when the barony became extinct.
Further reading
- 'Sir William Scott, Lord Stowell: Judge in the High Court of Admiralty, 1798-1828' by Henry J. Bourguignon - Cambridge 1987: Cambridge University Press
- 'The Lives of Twelve Eminent Judges of the Last and of the Present Century' Volume 2 by William C. Townsend - London 1846: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans. Modern reprint by Kessinger Publishing ISBN 1-4286-1909-7 - See pages 279 to 365.
References
- ^ a b Chisholm 1911.
- ^ "Library and Archive Catalog". Royal Society. Retrieved 2012-08-03.
- ^ "No. 17724". The London Gazette. 14 July 1821.
- Attribution
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Stowell, William Scott, Baron". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Lord Stowell
Quotations related to William Scott, 1st Baron Stowell at Wikiquote- US website that amplifies his significance in matters of international law
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