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John William Salmond

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Sir John William Salmond was an English-born legal scholar and New Zealand judge, born in 1862 and dying in 1924. He served as Solicitor-General of New Zealand and, from 1920, as a judge of New Zealand's Supreme Court, and he represented New Zealand at the Washington Naval Conference of 1921 to 1922. He wrote the treatises Jurisprudence and The Law of Torts, both regarded as legal classics in their fields.

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Role
Legal scholar, public servant and judge in New Zealand 2
Nationality / Jurisdiction
New Zealand 3
Born
1862 3
Birth Date
1862-12-03 3
Birthplace
North Shields 3
Died
1924 3
Death Date
1924-09-19 3
Place of Death
Wellington 3
Classification
Field of Law
Legal Philosophy and Jurisprudence 1
Gender
Male 2
Role
Role (category)
Judge 2
Role (category)
Legal Scholar 2
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  • Full article, gender
    His family emigrated to Dunedin, New Zealand, in 1876 where he attended Otago Boys' High School (1876-79).
  • Introduction, role
    John William Salmond was a legal scholar, public servant and judge in New Zealand.
  • In Legal System: New Zealand Law, Wikipedia lead sentence
    was a legal scholar, public servant and judge in New Zealand
  • Member Of: High Court of New Zealand, Wikipedia category: High Court of New Zealand judges
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3. Wikidata: John William Salmond
  • Wikidata Q6256532, P27 country of citizenship claim
    P27 (country of citizenship): New Zealand
  • Wikidata Q6256532, P569 date of birth claim (year)
    P569 (date of birth): 1862
  • Wikidata Q6256532, P569 date of birth claim (full date)
    P569 (date of birth): 1862-12-03
  • Wikidata Q6256532, P570 date of death claim (year)
    P570 (date of death): 1924
  • Wikidata Q6256532, P570 date of death claim (full date)
    P570 (date of death): 1924-09-19
  • Wikidata Q6256532, P19 place of birth claim
    P19 (place of birth): North Shields
  • Wikidata Q6256532, P20 place of death claim
    P20 (place of death): Wellington
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