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on the same day, admitted on 2 November, and on 9 December was knighted. As a judge he was so cautious and diffident that he won little popular applause. In the criminal courts he was never quite at home. The juries were puzzled by his extremely conscientious efforts to explain the whole law. In his
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Cleasby was the third son of Stephen Cleasby, a Russia broker, who carried on a prosperous business at 11 Union Court, Broad Street, in the city of London, and died at Craig House,
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On a mount Vert a demi-lion regardant Argent gorged with a collar Azure charged with three lozenges or and holding between the paws an escutcheon Gules thereon a whelk Argent.
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written judgements, however, he spared no pains, and they were always thorough and exhaustive. He retired on a pension in October 1878; went to his country house,
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advocate, but obtained a large practice as a junior. His opinion was sought by commercial clients in patent cases, mercantile disputes, and real property cases.
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He soon became known as a most accurate and careful junior; he was a master of the science of
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and B.A. in 1827, fellow of his college 1828, and M.A. 1830. He was admitted a student of the
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Ermine a lion passant Azure between two bendlets Gules on a chief Azure three lozenges Or.
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30 January 1827, and called to the bar there 10 June 1831, and then went the
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and learned in all branches of the law. He was not, however, a successful
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He married, on 26 March 1836, Lucy Susan, youngest daughter of
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Anthony was educated at Brook Green, Hammersmith, and then at
45:(27 August 1804 – 6 October 1879) was a British judge. 57:, 31 August 1844; having married, 4 February 1797, at 124:on 22 February 1861, and in the same year became a 108:In 1852 and again in 1859 he was an unsuccessful 279: 273:. Vol. 11. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 128:of his inn. In February 1868 he contested 61:, Mary, second daughter of George John of 213: 17: 259: 280: 293:Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge 143:on 25 August 1868, was nominated a 13: 65:. His brother was the philologist 14: 339: 270:Dictionary of National Biography 249: 176:Coat of arms of Anthony Cleasby 288:People educated at Eton College 29:Cleasby as caricatured by Spy ( 225: 207: 1: 215:"Cleasby, Anthony (CLSY822A)" 200: 165:Farnley Hall, North Yorkshire 7: 318:19th-century English judges 219:A Cambridge Alumni Database 130:the university of Cambridge 80:in October 1823, was third 10: 344: 323:Serjeants-at-law (England) 221:. University of Cambridge. 78:Trinity College, Cambridge 328:Exchequer Division judges 233:Debrett's Judicial Bench 134:Alexander Beresford Hope 132:without success against 308:Barons of the Exchequer 170: 48: 141:Baron of the Exchequer 39: 120:. He was appointed a 21: 177: 43:Sir Anthony Cleasby 175: 40: 198: 197: 139:Cleasby became a 23:"Formerly of the 335: 313:Knights Bachelor 274: 265:Cleasby, Anthony 253: 252: 237: 236: 229: 223: 222: 211: 178: 174: 97:special pleading 90:Northern Circuit 343: 342: 338: 337: 336: 334: 333: 332: 278: 277: 263:, ed. (1887). " 261:Stephen, Leslie 250: 241: 240: 231: 230: 226: 212: 208: 203: 173: 122:queen's counsel 67:Richard Cleasby 59:Stoke Newington 51: 38: 37:, February 1876 28: 12: 11: 5: 341: 331: 330: 325: 320: 315: 310: 305: 300: 295: 290: 276: 275: 246: 245: 239: 238: 224: 205: 204: 202: 199: 196: 195: 194: 193: 190: 187: 184: 172: 169: 112:candidate for 50: 47: 22: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 340: 329: 326: 324: 321: 319: 316: 314: 311: 309: 306: 304: 301: 299: 296: 294: 291: 289: 286: 285: 283: 272: 271: 266: 262: 257: 256:public domain 248: 247: 243: 242: 234: 228: 220: 216: 210: 206: 191: 188: 185: 182: 181: 180: 179: 168: 166: 162: 161:Walter Fawkes 157: 155: 151: 146: 142: 137: 135: 131: 127: 123: 119: 115: 111: 106: 104: 103: 98: 93: 91: 87: 83: 79: 75: 70: 68: 64: 60: 56: 46: 44: 36: 32: 26: 20: 16: 268: 232: 227: 218: 209: 158: 138: 110:conservative 107: 100: 94: 86:Inner Temple 71: 55:Westmoreland 52: 42: 41: 15: 303:1879 deaths 298:1804 births 244:Attribution 114:East Surrey 35:Vanity Fair 31:Leslie Ward 282:Categories 201:References 189:Escutcheon 102:nisi prius 145:serjeant 82:wrangler 63:Penzance 258::  235:. 1869. 152:, near 150:Penoyre 126:bencher 118:Croydon 25:Carlton 154:Brecon 183:Crest 33:) in 171:Arms 74:Eton 49:Life 267:". 163:of 284:: 217:. 167:. 136:. 92:. 69:. 27:"

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Carlton
Leslie Ward
Vanity Fair
Westmoreland
Stoke Newington
Penzance
Richard Cleasby
Eton
Trinity College, Cambridge
wrangler
Inner Temple
Northern Circuit
special pleading
nisi prius
conservative
East Surrey
Croydon
queen's counsel
bencher
the university of Cambridge
Alexander Beresford Hope
Baron of the Exchequer
serjeant
Penoyre
Brecon
Walter Fawkes
Farnley Hall, North Yorkshire
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