Sir James Eyre (1734 - 1st July 1799) was an English judge, the son of the Rev. Thomas Eyre, of Wells, Somerset. He was educated at Winchester College and at St Johns College Oxford, which he left without taking a degree. He was called to the bar at Grays Inn in 1755, and commenced practice in the lord mayors and sheriffs courts, having become by purchase one of the four counsel to the corporation of London. He was appointed recorder of London in 1763. He was counsel for the plaintiff in the case of Wilkes v. Wood, and made a brilliant speech in condemnation of the execution of general search warrants. His refusal to voice the remonstrances of the corporation against the exclusion of Wilkes from parliament earned him the recognition of the ministry, and he was appointed a judge of the exchequer in 1772. From June 1792 to January 1793 he was chief commissioner of the great seal. In 1793 he was made chief justice of the common pleas, and presided over the trials of Home Tooke, Thomas Crosfield and Others, with great ability and impartiality. He died in 1799 and was buried at Ruscombe, Berkshire. Events January 8 - Premiere of George Frideric Handels opera Ariodante at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. ... 1799 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... English may refer to: The nation of England. ... A judge or justice is an appointed or elected official who presides over a court. ... Map sources for Wells at grid reference ST5445 The west front of Wells Cathedral Wells is a small city in the Mendip district of Somerset. ... Somerset is a county in the south-west of England. ... Winchester College is a public school in the city of Winchester in Hampshire, in the south of England. ... Full name The College of Saint John the Evangelist of the University of Cambridge Motto - Named after The Hospital of Saint John the Evangelist, Cambridge, named after John the Evangelist Previous names - Established 1511 Sister College Balliol College Master Prof. ... Oxford is a city and local government district in Oxfordshire, England, with a population of 134,248 (2001 census). ... St. ... A search warrant is a written warrant issued by a judge which authorizes the police to conduct a search of a person or location for evidence of a criminal offense. ... The debating chamber or hemicycle of the European Parliament in Brussels. ... For other places named Berkshire, see: Berkshire (disambiguation) Berkshire (IPA: or  ; sometimes abbreviated to Berks) is a county in the south of England, to the west of London and also bordering on Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Greater London, Surrey, Wiltshire and Hampshire. ...

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