Benjamin Law (other)
Benjamin Law may refer to: * Benjamin Law (inventor) (1773–?), inventor of the shoddy process * Benjamin Law (artist) (1807–1882), 19th-century sculptor * Benjamin Law (writer) (born 1982), Australian author and journalist See also * Law (surname) Law is a surname, of English, Scottish, Cantonese, or Chinese origin. In Scotland, the surname means dweller at the low; as in a hill. Another origin of the surname is a contraction of Lawrence, or Lawson. Notable people with the surname Law Not ...

Benjamin Law (inventor)
Benjamin Law was born around 1773 in Gomersal, Yorkshire the son of George Law and Mary Wilby. He is credited by many authors as the inventor of the shoddy process. Benjamin Law set up his business at Howley Mill. A memorial to Benjamin Law is in the grounds of Batley Parish Church. An exhibition of "shoddy art", challenging misconceptions about disabled people, was held in Batley in May 2016. The history of the shoddy process was the conceptual starting point for the disabled artists, who used recycled and reused textile materials in their artworks. The exhibition was first shown in Leeds Leeds () is a city and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds district in West Yorkshire, England. It is built around the River Aire and is in the eastern foothills of the Pennines. It is also the third-largest settlement (by populati ..., and was chosen to tour in Batley, given that it is shoddy's birthplace. References External linksmaggieblanck website
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Benjamin Law (artist)
Benjamin Law (1807-1882) was an English sculptor who worked in Australia. Career and life Law was born on 4 February 1807 in Sheffield, to John Law (silversmith). He married Hannah Ellen Hilliard in October 1834, just prior to their emigration to Australia on the ship ''Sarah'', arriving in Hobart Town on 15 February 1835. The Laws were Master and Mistress of the Infant School in Hobart Town, and it was during their work there, circa 1835–1836, that Law completed the portrait busts of Woureddy (also written as Wouraddy, a Tasmanian Aboriginal chief of the Brune Island) and his wife, Trucaninny. Copies of the busts were sold overseas and the sculptures were exhibited by Launceston resident Henry Dowling at the 1866-67 Intercolonial Exhibition in Melbourne. They have been described as the most outstanding sculpture of the 19th century in Australia. The busts were purchased by Judah Solomon (a convict turned businessman), and there could be as many as 30 casts made, with 20 k ...
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Benjamin Law (writer)
Benjamin Law (born 1982) is an Australian author and journalist. He is best known for his books ''The Family Law'', a family memoir published in 2010, and the TV series of the same name. He hosts the radio programme and podcast ''Stop Everything'' for ABC Radio National. Early life and education Born in around 1982"Law unto himself: The Family Law author Benjamin Law"
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