Name

Lord Mansfield

Biography

Lord Chief Justice, the most senior judicial figure in England below the Lord Chancellor. Legal adviser to the Duke of Atholl during the Revestment negotiations. Told the Duke plainly: 'They don't mean to treat, much less to contract or agree.' His assessment of the Treasury's letter: 'Their letter is a strange one, it is insidious & looks like laying a trap.' The Duke wrote to Mansfield after his three-hour meeting with Grenville: 'you only saw the law on my side but there was as much or more against me... mighty good bargain I promise you as matters stood.'

Active Period

1705–1793

Also Known As

William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield

Lord Chief Justice Mansfield

Place

London

Westminster

Period

Atholl Lordship

Related To

James Murray, 3rd Duke of Atholl

Role / Office

Lord Chief Justice

Legal Adviser

Book Chapter

Chapter 10