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A lawyer in politics: the career of Lord Hardwicke

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Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke (Wikipedia)
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His decisions fixed limits and established principles of Equity. His influence was powerful in obliterating the traditions of the judicial bench under the Stuart monarchy, and in establishing the modern conception of the duties and demeanour of English judges.
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