William Blackstone
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Sir William Blackstone was an English jurist, justice, and Tory politician most noted for his Commentaries on the Laws of England, which became the best-known description of the doctrines of the Engli
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The Old Quad of Pembroke College, Oxford, where Blackstone studied
An Analysis of the Laws of England, Blackstone's first legal treatise, published during this period
King George III, a patron of Blackstone
Middle Temple
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The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple, commonly known simply as Middle Temple, is one of the four Inns of Court entitled to call their members to the English Bar as barristers, the others being
William Blackstone
…After switching to and completing a Bachelor of Civil Law degree, he was made a fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, on 2 November 1743, admitted to Middle Temple, and called to the Bar there in 1746. Following a slow start to his career as a barrister, Blackstone was involved heavily in university administration…
Middle Temple Hall
Fountain Court, at the heart of Middle Temple
Part of Middle Temple, c. 1830, as drawn by Thomas Shepherd. The great hall is beneath the cupola.
Middle Temple Library, 1892, by Herbert Railton