Viewing George Harris, "The Life of Lord Chancellor Hardwicke" Volume 1 (1847).George Harris, "The Life of Lord Chancellor Hardwicke" Volume 1 (1847).Philip Yorke, First Earl of Hardwicke (1690-1764), was a lawyer, Attorney General, Justice of the King's Bench, 1733-1737, and Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, 1737-1756. A three volume biography of him by George Harris (1890-1890), a barrister, was published in 1847. Typical of many nineteenth century judicial biographies, it contains "selections from his correspondence, diaries, speeches, and judgments." Volume One, covering the period 1690 to 1742, is posted here. |