Robert Raymond, 1st Baron Raymond: Difference between revisions
Add detail |
|||
| Line 7: | Line 7: | ||
==Life== |
==Life== |
||
Raymond was the son of the judge [[Thomas Raymond (judge)|Sir Thomas Raymond]]. He was educated at [[Eton College|Eton]] and [[Christ's College, Cambridge]]. Said to have been admitted to [[Gray's Inn]] aged nine, he became a barrister in 1697 and was admitted at [[Lincoln's Inn]] in 1710.<ref>{{acad|id= RMNT689R | name=Raymond, Robert}}</ref> In 1725 he was invested as [[Privy Council of Great Britain|Privy Counsellor]].<ref>{{ |
Raymond was the son of the judge [[Thomas Raymond (judge)|Sir Thomas Raymond]]. He was educated at [[Eton College|Eton]] and [[Christ's College, Cambridge]]. Said to have been admitted to [[Gray's Inn]] aged nine, he became a barrister in 1697 and was admitted at [[Lincoln's Inn]] in 1710.<ref>{{acad|id= RMNT689R | name=Raymond, Robert}}</ref> He succeeded his father in 1683 and was knighted on 20 Oct. 1710. In 1725 he was invested as [[Privy Council of Great Britain|Privy Counsellor]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1715-1754/member/raymond-sir-robert-1673-1733|title=RAYMOND, Sir Robert (1673-1733), of Lincoln's Inn and Abbots Langley, Herts.|publisher= History of Parliament Online|accessdate= 17 August 2018}}</ref> |
||
Raymond, a [[Tory]], was appointed as [[Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench]] on 2 March 1725, a post he held until his death. In the trial of [[Deism|Deist]] [[Thomas Woolston]] in 1729 Raymond said: |
Raymond, a [[Tory]], was appointed as [[Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench]] on 2 March 1725, a post he held until his death. In the trial of [[Deism|Deist]] [[Thomas Woolston]] in 1729 Raymond said: |
||
| Line 15: | Line 15: | ||
In 1731 he was raised to the peerage as '''Lord Raymond''', Baron of [[Abbots Langley]] in the County of Hertford.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=6951 |date=9 January 1730 |page=1 }}</ref> In the [[House of Lords]] he tried to stop the House of Commons abandoning [[Law French]] and replacing it with [[English language|English]]. To Raymond, ending the traditional language might lead to other 'modernisations' such as [[Welsh language|Welsh]] for courts in Wales. However his opposition failed and in 1733 the courts were anglicised.<ref>R. C. Caenegem, ''An Historical Introduction to Private Law'' (Cambridge University Press, 1992), pp. 174-5.</ref> |
In 1731 he was raised to the peerage as '''Lord Raymond''', Baron of [[Abbots Langley]] in the County of Hertford.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=6951 |date=9 January 1730 |page=1 }}</ref> In the [[House of Lords]] he tried to stop the House of Commons abandoning [[Law French]] and replacing it with [[English language|English]]. To Raymond, ending the traditional language might lead to other 'modernisations' such as [[Welsh language|Welsh]] for courts in Wales. However his opposition failed and in 1733 the courts were anglicised.<ref>R. C. Caenegem, ''An Historical Introduction to Private Law'' (Cambridge University Press, 1992), pp. 174-5.</ref> |
||
In 1720 he built for himself a country house and estate at [[Langleybury]] {{convert|2|mi}} north of [[Watford]] in Hertfordshire. His monogram and his cipher, a griffin in a crown, can still be seen on the exterior of the building. |
He married Anne, the daughter of Sir [[Edward Northey (barrister)|Edward Northey]] of Woodcote Green, Epsom, Surrey, attorney-general and had one son. In 1720 he built for himself a country house and estate at [[Langleybury]] {{convert|2|mi}} north of [[Watford]] in Hertfordshire. His monogram and his cipher, a griffin in a crown, can still be seen on the exterior of the building. |
||
==References== |
==References== |
||
Revision as of 19:25, 17 August 2018
Robert Raymond, 1st Baron Raymond, PC (20 December 1673 – 18 March 1733) was a British judge.
Life
Raymond was the son of the judge Sir Thomas Raymond. He was educated at Eton and Christ's College, Cambridge. Said to have been admitted to Gray's Inn aged nine, he became a barrister in 1697 and was admitted at Lincoln's Inn in 1710.[1] He succeeded his father in 1683 and was knighted on 20 Oct. 1710. In 1725 he was invested as Privy Counsellor.[2]
Raymond, a Tory, was appointed as Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench on 2 March 1725, a post he held until his death. In the trial of Deist Thomas Woolston in 1729 Raymond said:
Christianity in general is Parcel of the Common Law of England, and therefore to be protected by it; now whatever strikes at the Root of Christianity, tends manifestly to a Dissolution of the Civil Government...so that to say, an Attempt to subvert the establish'd Religion is not punishable by those Laws upon which it is establish'd, is an Absurdity.[3]
In 1731 he was raised to the peerage as Lord Raymond, Baron of Abbots Langley in the County of Hertford.[4] In the House of Lords he tried to stop the House of Commons abandoning Law French and replacing it with English. To Raymond, ending the traditional language might lead to other 'modernisations' such as Welsh for courts in Wales. However his opposition failed and in 1733 the courts were anglicised.[5]
He married Anne, the daughter of Sir Edward Northey of Woodcote Green, Epsom, Surrey, attorney-general and had one son. In 1720 he built for himself a country house and estate at Langleybury 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Watford in Hertfordshire. His monogram and his cipher, a griffin in a crown, can still be seen on the exterior of the building.
References
- ^ "Raymond, Robert (RMNT689R)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ "RAYMOND, Sir Robert (1673-1733), of Lincoln's Inn and Abbots Langley, Herts". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
- ^ John Fitz-Gibbons, The Reports of Several Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Court of King's Bench (London, 1732), pp. 65-66.
- ^ "No. 6951". The London Gazette. 9 January 1730. p. 1.
- ^ R. C. Caenegem, An Historical Introduction to Private Law (Cambridge University Press, 1992), pp. 174-5.
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| People | |
| Other | |
