Lawyer and politician. Born John Singleton Copley in Boston, Massachusetts and brought to England aged 3. He served as an MP for several constituencies and was Lord Chancellor three times. As solicitor-general he took a prominent part in the trial of King George IV's consort Queen Caroline.
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