Queen Victoria Chair in English Law
Here we explore some of the Queen Victoria Chairs in English Law that have worked in the Faculty of Law (now School of Law and Social Justice) at the University of Liverpool.
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About
In 1892, Queen Victoria donated £2000 to University College, Liverpool (as it then was), to endow a Chair or Readership of Law.
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Bio - Professor Edward Jenks
Professor Edward Jenks was the first appointed Professor of Law at Liverpool in 1893 and first holder of the Queen Victoria Chair in English Law.
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Bio - Professor George Henry Emmott
Professor George Henry Emmott, a barrister, became the second Queen Victoria Chair in English Law at the University of Liverpool in 1896.
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Bio - Professor Walter Lyon Blease
Professor Walter Lyon Blease was a politician, barrister and academic who joined the Faculty of Law as a Lecturer in the Law and Custom of the English Constitution.
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Bio - Professor Joseph Turner
Professor Joseph Turner was appointed to the Queen Victoria Chair in English Law in 1949.