Name

Thomas Stowell

Biography

Manx advocate who captured the Island's constitutional position in a legal treatise published in 1792. Every word precise: 'The Isle of Man, or, as it was anciently called, The Kingdom of Man, though generally tributary to, or feudally pendant on, one or other of the British Crowns, was never annexed to either, nor to any other Realm; and has, from Time immemorial, enjoyed otherwise, and within itself, a Free Constitution.' Tributary — feudally pendant — but never annexed. The distinction between custodianship and ownership in legal language.

Active Period

fl. 1790s

Place

Isle of Man

Period

Crown Administration

Role / Office

Advocate

Legal Writer

Book Chapter

Chapter 7

Chapter 10