When1: 1756
When2: 1788
Who: William Murray, Lord Mansfield [Mansfield, William Murray, Lord]
What: judge
Where: London, England
works\ Somerset case [1772: against slavery in England]; On the Right to Tax America [1776]
Detail: He lived 1705 to 1793 and established modern English commercial law, using Roman and customary law. He was Chief Justice [1756 to 1788] and opposed American freedom.
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