TY  - BOOK
AU  - Melikan,R.A.
TI  - John Scott, Lord Eldon, 1751-1838: the duty of loyalty 
T2  - Cambridge studies in English legal history
SN  - 0511008813
AV  - KD621.E43 M45 1999eb
U1  - 347.41/014/092B 21
PY  - 1999///
CY  - Cambridge, New York
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Eldon, John Scott,
KW  - Eldon, John Scott.
KW  - Great Britain
KW  - Lord Chancellor's Department
KW  - History
KW  - fast
KW  - Judges
KW  - Biography
KW  - Law
KW  - Political aspects
KW  - POLITICAL SCIENCE
KW  - Government
KW  - Judicial Branch
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - LAW
KW  - Legal Services
KW  - Civil Procedure
KW  - BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
KW  - Lawyers & Judges
KW  - Verfassungsrecht
KW  - gnd
KW  - Geschichte 1780-1838
KW  - swd
KW  - Verenigd Koninkrijk van Groot-Brittannië en Noord-Ierland
KW  - gtt
KW  - Großbritannien
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - Biografieën (vorm)
KW  - Electronic book
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-365) and index; 1. A man of laws -- 2. An independent learned gentleman -- 3. A government retainer -- 4. Formal politics -- 5. Engagement -- 6. Setbacks -- 7. Resolution -- 8. Pater familias -- 9. Upright intentions -- 10. The King's man -- 11. The practice of patronage -- 12. Cut and thrust -- 13. A servant may serve two masters -- 14. Reform and revolution -- 15. The Speaker speaks -- 16. Lord Endless -- 17. Faithful defender -- 18. Twilight of the State
N2  - John Scott, Lord Eldon (1751-1838) was a dominant figure in Georgian public life, and ranks among the most important Lord Chancellors in the long history of that office. This biography - the first for one hundred and fifty years - also surveys Eldon's earlier career as an MP and Law Officer. As a lawyer entering Parliament, he encountered both prejudices against 'learned gentlemen' and opportunities for advancement. Once in office he swiftly made his presence felt, drafting the Regency bill of 1788, and conducting the government's legal campaign against Republicanism. Retiring at last in 1827, Eldon spent his final years opposing political reform. Labelled by many as a relic of 'Old Toryism', Eldon's views of government, politics, and the constitution represent an important strand in Georgian political thinking, and his career illuminates the work of the major legal offices of British government
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