Downing Professor of the Laws of England
| Downing Professor of the Laws of England University of Cambridge |
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| Established | 1800 |
| Founder | Sir George Downing |
| Inaugural holder | Edward Christian |
| Notable holders | Frederic William Maitland Ivor Jennings Stanley de Smith |
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The Downing Professorship of the Laws of England is one of the senior professorships in law at the University of Cambridge.
The chair was founded in 1800 as a bequest of Sir George Downing, the founder of Downing College, Cambridge. The professorship was originally attached solely to Downing College (although the Professor undertook University activities). In the early 20th Century, for financial reasons, this professorship, together with the Downing Professor of Medicine, was severed from the College.
The original electors of the chair were the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Archbishop of York, and the masters of the colleges of Clare, St John's and Downing.
In 1788 Edward Christian, brother of Fletcher Christian, was appointed to the post prior to its official creation 12 years later.
[edit] Downing Professors
- Edward Christian (1788/1800)
- Thomas Starkie (1823)
- Andrew Amos (1849)
- William Lloyd Birkbeck (1860)
- Frederic William Maitland (1888)
- Courtney Stanhope Kenny (1907)
- Harold Dexter Hazeltine (1919)
- Emlyn Capel Stewart Wade (1945)
- William Ivor Jennings (1962)
- Richard Meredith Jackson (1966)
- Stanley Alexander de Smith (1970)
- Gareth Hywel Jones (1975)
- John Hamilton Baker (1998)
- Sarah Worthington (2011)
