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* [[John Baker (legal historian)|Sir John H. Baker]] (1998) |
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* [[Sarah Worthington|Dame Sarah Worthington]] (2011) |
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* [[Lionel Smith]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lionel Smith to join Faculty as Downing Professor of the Laws of England {{!}} Faculty of Law |url=https://www.law.cam.ac.uk/press/news/2022/01/lionel-smith-join-faculty-downing-professor-laws-england |access-date=2022-09-06 |website=www.law.cam.ac.uk}}</ref> (2022) |
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== References == |
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| Downing Professor of the Laws of England University of Cambridge | |
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since 2011 | |
| Formation | 1800 |
| First holder | Edward Christian |
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. The current holder is Professor Dame Sarah Worthington, who was elected to the position in 2011.[1]
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)
- Sir W. Ivor Jennings (1962)
- Richard Meredith Jackson (1966)
- Stanley Alexander de Smith (1970)
- Gareth H. Jones (1975)
- Sir John H. Baker (1998)
- Dame Sarah Worthington (2011)
- Lionel Smith[2] (2022)
References
- ^ "News - Professor Sarah Worthington QC". Southsquare. Retrieved 2012-03-18.
- ^ "Lionel Smith to join Faculty as Downing Professor of the Laws of England | Faculty of Law". www.law.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 2022-09-06.