Isaac Royall Jr.
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Isaac Royall Jr. was an Antiguan-born merchant, politician and slave trader who spent the majority of his life in the Province of Massachusetts Bay.
1769 portrait of Royall by John Singleton Copley
c. 1758 painting of Royall's daughters Mary and Elizabeth Royall by Copley
A c. 1741 painting of Royall's family by Robert Feke
Harvard Law School
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Harvard Law School is the law school of Harvard University, a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1817, it is the oldest law school in continuous operation i
Isaac Royall Jr.
…Royall's will, he also left land to Harvard College to help the institution establish its first law professorship. This bequest led to the founding of Harvard Law School in 1817. In 1936, to celebrate Harvard University's tercentenary, Harvard alumnus and former professor Pierre de Chaignon la Rose created coat of arms…
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