Sir Edward Fry: Law, Science and Religion. Issue 2 (3rd May 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: MacMillan, Catharine
• Is Part Of: Journal of legal history. Volume 41:Issue 2(2020)
• Page Start: 122
• Page End: 142
• Publication Date: 2020-05-03
• Subjects: Law -- History -- Periodicals; 340.09
• DOI: 10.1080/01440365.2020.1783605
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0144-0365

Abstract

ABSTRACT: This article explores the life of Sir Edward Fry (1827–1918), England's first Quaker judge. The argument is advanced that Fry's legal life is best understood by setting it within the context of nineteenth-century Quakerism. While some of these Quaker influences are apparent in Fry's public campaigns against wrongdoing, others are less apparent. The construction of his Treatise on Specific Performance was influenced by his study of natural science, a study inherently linked to his Quakerism. To understand the individual's actions one must understand the forces that shaped him.