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John Farr Abbott, sometimes Abbot (1756 – 22 September 1794) was a
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. He was a member of
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, and became a Fellow of the
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and a Fellow of the
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. He also served as Clerk of Rules in the Court of
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. He died in
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and is buried in
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.


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Florence Baron Dame Florence Jacqueline Baron, DBE (7 October 1952 – 9 December 2013), judicially styled The Hon. Mrs Justice Baron, was a British barrister and High Court Judge. Early life and education Baron was born to Owsiej ("Jose") and Ellen Elizabet ...


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Fellows of the Royal Society
Place of birth missing 1756 births 1794 deaths 18th-century Welsh lawyers Welsh barristers Fellows of the Royal Society Fellows of the Society of Antiquaries of London Burials at York Minster {{UK-law-bio-stub