Cresswell, Cresswell, Sir, 1793-1863
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Name (Latin)
Cresswell, Cresswell, Sir, 1793-1863
Other forms of name
Cresswell, Cresswell, Sir, 1794-1863
Date of birth
1794-08-20
Date of death
1863-07-29
Associated country
Great Britain
Field of activity
Justice, Administration of
Occupation
Judges
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- Oxford dictionary of national biography online, viewed January 16, 2022(Cresswell, Sir Cresswell [formerly Cresswell Easterby] (1793-1863); judge, was born Cresswell Easterby on 20 August 1793 at Bigg Market, Newcastle, the fourth of five sons born to Francis Easterby (d. 1834) of Blackheath, a merchant and sailor, and Frances Dorothea Cresswell (1768-1832); Frances together with her sister inherited the considerable family fortune, and her husband adopted her family name in 1807; He was knighted on 4 May 1842; died on 29 July 1863 at his home, 21 Prince's Gate, Hyde Park)
- Reports of cases argued and determined in the Court of King's bench, 1823-1832:v. 1, t.p. (Cresswell Cresswell, of the Inner Temple)
- OCLC, July 30, 2003(hdg.: Cresswell, Cresswell, Sir, 1794-1863; usage: Cresswell Cresswell)
Wikipedia description:
Sir Cresswell Cresswell, PC (20 August 1794 – 29 July 1863), born Cresswell Easterby, was an English lawyer, judge and Tory politician. As a judge in the newly created divorce court, Cresswell did much to start the emergence of modern family law by setting divorce on a secular footing, removed from the traditional domain of canon law.
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