John Gray, QC (1807 – 22 January 1875) was a British lawyer and legal writer. The younger son of George Gray, he was born in

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where he was educated at

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, before joining a firm of solicitors, Messrs White and Whitmore. He was

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in 1838, four years after being admitted to the

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. He took silk in 1863 and was appointed

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in 1871, serving until he died in 1875. He conducted the prosecution of the claimant in the infamous Tichborne case.John Hutchinson (ed.), ''A Catalogue of Notable Middle Templars with Brief Biographical Notices'' (Middle Temple, 1902), p. 105.

Publications

* ''The Country Attorney's Practice'' (1836)
6th ed.
(1845). * ''The Country Solicitor's Practice'' (1837)
4th ed.
(1845). * ''Law of Costs'' (1853).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gray, John 1807 births 1875 deaths Members of the Middle Temple English King's Counsel 19th-century King's Counsel British legal writers Treasury Solicitors