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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Lord Lyndhurst
{Next to the crest of Merton Council:} Westside House Built early in the 18th...
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Chief Justice of England during the reign of Henry IV. Â Born Yorkshire.
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