John Westlake (4 February 1828 – 14 April 1913) was an

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law scholar.

Biography

He was born at

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, the son of a Cornish wool-stapler. He was educated at Lostwithiel and, from 1846, at

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, where he graduated BA (6th Wrangler and 6th Classic) in 1850. He was a fellow of Trinity from 1851 to 1860, called to the

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in 1854, and became a bencher of the Inn in 1874. In 1885 he was elected to

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as Liberal member for the Romford Division of

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; from 1888 to 1908 he held the Whewell Chair as professor of international law at Cambridge; in 1900-06 he was a member for Great Britain of the

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. In 1864 he married Alice Hare (1842–1923), artist and key supporter of the

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. He was connected with the

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, being a member of the Committee of Teaching and Publication. He is considered to be one of the founders of the Working Men's College in 1854, where he taught mathematics for many years.

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, ''A History of the Working Men's College (1854-1954)'', Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1954 He was an honorary president of the

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Works

His works, of the highest importance in their field, include: *
Second edition, rewritten, 1880
fifth edition, 1912. * * ; ; ; . * * His ''Collected Papers on Public International Law'' were edited by L. Oppenheim in 1914. *

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Painting(s) by or after John Westlake at the Art UK site
* * 1828 births 1913 deaths International law scholars English legal writers People from Lostwithiel Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Members of the Institut de Droit International Whewell Professors of International Law UK MPs 1885–1886 Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge Fellows of Trinity College, Cambridge Members of Lincoln's Inn English Christian socialists Members of the Permanent Court of Arbitration English male non-fiction writers Liberal Unionist Party MPs for English constituencies British judges of international courts and tribunals {{England-Liberal-UK-MP-stub

Biography

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