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marriage of william's mom and dad
Charles eventually persuaded Mary to marry him in 1718 -
Charles Blackstone, William's dad....
Charles Blackstone, was a silk mercer from Cheapside.
born August 1719 -
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Charles Blackstone to have been the second most prosperous man in the parish
Charles Blackstone to have been the second most prosperous man in the parish in 1722 -
Birth of William Blackstone
Born into a middle class family in London -
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Marriage
William Blackson married Sarah Clitherow -
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William was able to remain at Charterhouse as a "poor scholar", having been named to that position in June 1735 after being nominated by Sir Robert Walpole.
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Mary, William's mom died
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Blackstone was educated at Charterhouse School before matriculating at Pembroke College, Oxford in 1738.
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Elements of Architecture (1743) and An Abridgement of Architecture (1743)
Elements of Architecture (1743)
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Gaving up on being a barrister
On 3 July 1753 he formally gave up his practice as a barrister and instead embarked on a series of lectures on English law, the first of their kind. -
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He wrote" An Analysis of the Laws of England" in 17567
An Analysis of the Laws of England in 1756 -
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An Analysis of the Laws of England
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A Discourse on the Study of the Law (1758)
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First Vinerian Professor of English Law
20 October 1758 Blackstone was confirmed as the first Vinerian Professor of English Law -
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A Treatise on the Law of Descents in Fee Simple
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The Great Charter and the Charter of the Forest, with other authentic Instruments
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Commentaries on the Laws of England
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Justice of the Court of King's Bench
Justice of the Court of King's Bench -
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Justice of the Common Pleas
Justice of the Common Pleas
In office
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Death
Wallingford, Berkshire
