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Henry Gawler (1766–1852) was an English
Henry Gawler (1766–1852) was an English barrister
A barrister is a type of lawyer in common law jurisdictions. Barristers mostly specialise in courtroom advocacy and litigation. Their tasks include taking cases in superior courts and tribunals, drafting legal pleadings, researching law and ...
. Gawler was one of seven people who wrote the Royal Commission into the Operation of the Poor Laws 1832, a report which recommended changes to the Poor Law system in England and Wales. Three portraits of him as a schoolboy appear in the National Portrait Gallery, London
The National Portrait Gallery (NPG) is an art gallery in London housing a collection of portraits of historically important and famous British people. It was arguably the first national public gallery dedicated to portraits in the world when it ...
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