This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1902 Excerpt: ...where he died 29 March, 1885. KETTLE, Sir RUPERT ALFRED. Judge And Arritrator. 1817--1894. Admitted 2 June, 1842. Fifth son of Thomas Kettle, merchant, of Birmingham, and of Huguenot descent. Having been called to the Bar 6 June, 1845, he practised on the Oxford circuit, and in 1859 was appointed Judge of the ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1902 Excerpt: ...where he died 29 March, 1885. KETTLE, Sir RUPERT ALFRED. Judge And Arritrator. 1817--1894. Admitted 2 June, 1842. Fifth son of Thomas Kettle, merchant, of Birmingham, and of Huguenot descent. Having been called to the Bar 6 June, 1845, he practised on the Oxford circuit, and in 1859 was appointed Judge of the Worcestershire County Courts. He took a deep interest in industrial matters, and was President of the Midland Iron Trade Wages Board, and acted as arbitrator in many great trade disputes, for which public service he was knighted in 1880. In 1882 he became a Bencher of the Inn. He died in 1894, having previously resigned his office of County Court Judge. He has left behind him many tracts and pamphlets relating to industrial and trade questions, particularly one on Strikes and Arbitrations (1866). KILDARE, EARL OF. See FITZGERALD, JOHN. KILWARDEN, VISCOUNT. See WOLFE, ARTHUR. KING, PETER, first BARON KING o/OCKHAM. Lord Chancellor. 1669--1734. Admitted 23 October, 1694. Son and heir of Jerome King, merchant, of Exeter, where he was born in 1669. He was called to the Bar 3 June, 1698, and soon acquired an extensive practice. In 1701 lie entered Parliament, where he acquired so high a reputation that he was spoken of as a probable candidate for the Speakership. In 1708 he became Recorder of London, and two years subsequently conducted the impeachment of Dr. Sacheverell. He was admitted ad eundem to the Inner Temple, where he became a Bencher in 1708. He became Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas in 1714, and, on the resignation of Lord Macclesfield, Lord Chancellor, with the title of Baron King of Ockham. This office he resigned in 1733, and died in the following year. Before his entry on his legal career Lord King had devoted himself to theologica...
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