James Edward Davis (1817 - 1887) was
called to the bar
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at the
Middle Temple in 1842, was
stipendiary magistrate
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at
Stoke upon Trent
Stoke-upon-Trent, commonly called Stoke is one of the six towns that along with Hanley, Burslem, Fenton, Longton and Tunstall form the city of Stoke-on-Trent, in Staffordshire, England.
The town was incorporated as a municipal borough in 187 ...
from 1864 to 1870, was
police magistrate at
Sheffield from 1870 to 1874, and was a friend of
Leigh Hunt.
Works
Davis was the author of the following works:
*A Manual of the Law of Evidence in the Trial of Actions and other Proceedings in the New County Courts. London. 1848. 12mo.
*Prize Essay on the Laws for Protection of Women. London. 1853. P 8vo.
*The Practice and Evidence in Actions in the County Courts. London. 1857. 8vo. A Manual of the Practice and Evidence in Actions and other Proceedings in the County Courts. 3rd edition. 1864. 4th edition. 1871 - 1872. 2 vols. 8vo. Volume II is entitled ''The Jurisdiction & Practice of the County Courts in Equity, in Admiralty, Probate, and Administration Cases, and in and Bankruptcy''.
*The New Practice of the County Courts in Actions and other Proceedings: being a supplement to the Second Edition of the Manual of Practices, &c. London. 1857. 8vo.
*
The Criminal Law Consolidation Statutes of the 24 & 25 of Victoria, Chapters 94 to 100: Edited with Notes, Critical and Explanatory. 1861.
*County Courts Equitable Jurisdiction Act. London. 1865. P 8vo.
*The Master and Servant Act, 1867: with an Introduction, Notes, &c. London. 1868. 12mo.
*The County Courts Act, 1867; and the Provisions of the Common Law Procedure Act, 1854, relating to Discovery, Attachment of Debts and Equitable Defences . . . London. 1868. P 8vo.
*A Manual of the Law of Registration and Elections. London. 1868. 12mo. 2nd edition. 1879. Supplement. 1869. 2nd edition. 1880.
*The County Court Rules, 1875 and 1876: together with the County Courts Act, 1875: forming a supplement to Davis' County Court Practice. London. 1874 - 1876. 2 vols. 8vo.
*The Labour Laws. London. 1875. 8vo.
He was, with Robert Richard Tighe, joint author of the ''Annals of Windsor'' (1858).
[For a copy of volume 1 of this book, se]
Google Books
For reviews of this book, see "Reviews", The Athenaeum, No 1591, 24 April 1858
p 521
"Annals of Windsor" (July 1858) 205 Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Revie
25
"Reviews" (1858) 6 Saturday Revie
209
(28 August)
References
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Frederic Boase
Frederic Boase (7 October 1843 – 23 December 1916) was an English librarian and biographer.
Family
He was born at Lariggan, Penzance, Cornwall to John Josias Arthur Boase (1801–1896), banker, and his wife, Charlotte née Scholl (1802–1873) ...
. Modern English Biography: A - H. 1892. Pages 1761 and 1762.
*
Foster, Joseph.
Men at the Bar. Second Edition. 1885
Page 118
*Kirk, John Foster. "Davis, James Edward". A Supplement to Allibone's Critical Dictionary of English Literature and British and American Authors. J B Lippincott Company. Philadelphia. 1899. Volume 1
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*(1887) 22 The Law Journal 397, 406, 426
*(1887) 83-84 The Law Times 24
*"Appointments" (1870) 14 Solicitors' Journal and Reporte
594
{{DEFAULTSORT:Davis, James Edward
1817 births
1887 deaths
Members of the Middle Temple
Stipendiary magistrates (England and Wales)