78:, Popham saw the disturbing conditions in which prisoners were held, and on 17 February 1774 introduced a bill to provide proper ventilation, bathing, the immediate treatment of the ill and a qualified surgeon or apothecary at each gaol. Losing his seat in the 1774 election, he was returned to Parliament again in March 1775, only to again lose his seat in 1780. Returning in 1784, Popham held the seat until 1796, supporting the
403:
383:
378:
259:
245:
388:
164:
323:
274:
222:
71:
211:
423:
418:
413:
408:
117:
179:
332:
328:
280:
231:
227:
393:
198:
398:
82:, and in 1791 introduced a poor law amendment bill that was significantly watered down due to its radical nature.
308:
294:
286:
67:
40:
79:
298:
36:
373:
368:
319:
270:
218:
263:
249:
237:
52:
160:
59:
207:
122:
75:
44:
20:
19:(18 July 1729 – 13 October 1810) was a British penal reformer and politician who sat in the
350:
346:
338:
312:
55:; his notes are the only surviving records of Blackstone's first set of law lectures.
362:
86:
63:
32:
141:
51:
degree in 1755. While at All Souls, Popham studied under and became friends with
126:
48:
111:
404:
Members of the
Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies
31:
Born to
Alexander Popham, a rector, and his wife Mary, Popham
157:
William
Blackstone: Law and Letters in the Eighteenth Century
66:
in 1755, Popham worked as a barrister before his election as
110:
85:Popham died on 13 October 1810, and was buried in
8:
121:(online ed.). Oxford University Press.
159:. Oxford University Press. pp. 115–7.
194:
109:Seccombe, Thomas; Stephen M. Lee (2004).
118:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
112:"Oxford DNB article: Popham, Alexander"
104:
102:
98:
39:on 11 November 1746, transferring to
7:
384:Alumni of All Souls College, Oxford
14:
379:Alumni of Balliol College, Oxford
1:
186:historyofparliamentonline.org
389:Members of the Middle Temple
182:Alexander Popham (1729-1810)
142:UK public library membership
199:Parliament of Great Britain
115:. In Lee, Stephen M (ed.).
43:, where he was awarded his
440:
299:Major-General John Roberts
74:in 1768. As a chairman of
343:
317:
305:
291:
268:
256:
242:
216:
204:
197:
41:All Souls College, Oxford
155:Prest, Wilfrid (2008).
47:degree in 1751 and his
37:Balliol College, Oxford
23:between 1768 and 1796.
127:10.1093/ref:odnb/22538
53:Sir William Blackstone
424:British MPs 1790–1796
419:British MPs 1784–1790
414:British MPs 1774–1780
409:British MPs 1768–1774
351:(Sir) Benjamin Hammet
339:(Sir) Benjamin Hammet
313:(Sir) Benjamin Hammet
260:Hon. Edward Stratford
246:Hon. Edward Stratford
320:Member of Parliament
271:Member of Parliament
219:Member of Parliament
68:Member of Parliament
80:Pitt Administration
394:British barristers
399:British reformers
357:
356:
344:Succeeded by
292:Succeeded by
243:Succeeded by
166:978-0-19-955029-6
140:(Subscription or
60:called to the Bar
431:
306:Preceded by
257:Preceded by
208:Laurence Sulivan
205:Preceded by
195:
189:
177:
171:
170:
152:
146:
145:
137:
135:
133:
114:
106:
76:Quarter Sessions
45:Bachelor of Arts
21:House of Commons
17:Alexander Popham
439:
438:
434:
433:
432:
430:
429:
428:
359:
358:
353:
349:
347:William Morland
335:
327:
315:
311:
301:
297:
283:
278:
266:
262:
252:
248:
234:
226:
214:
210:
193:
192:
178:
174:
167:
154:
153:
149:
139:
131:
129:
108:
107:
100:
95:
29:
12:
11:
5:
437:
435:
427:
426:
421:
416:
411:
406:
401:
396:
391:
386:
381:
376:
371:
361:
360:
355:
354:
345:
342:
316:
307:
303:
302:
293:
290:
267:
264:Nathaniel Webb
258:
254:
253:
250:Nathaniel Webb
244:
241:
238:Nathaniel Webb
215:
212:Robert Maxwell
206:
202:
201:
191:
190:
172:
165:
147:
97:
96:
94:
91:
49:Master of Arts
28:
25:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
436:
425:
422:
420:
417:
415:
412:
410:
407:
405:
402:
400:
397:
395:
392:
390:
387:
385:
382:
380:
377:
375:
372:
370:
367:
366:
364:
352:
348:
341:
340:
334:
330:
326:
325:
321:
314:
310:
309:John Halliday
304:
300:
296:
295:John Halliday
289:
288:
287:John Halliday
282:
277:
276:
272:
265:
261:
255:
251:
247:
240:
239:
233:
229:
225:
224:
220:
213:
209:
203:
200:
196:
188:
187:
183:
176:
173:
168:
162:
158:
151:
148:
143:
128:
124:
120:
119:
113:
105:
103:
99:
92:
90:
88:
87:Temple Church
83:
81:
77:
73:
69:
65:
64:Middle Temple
61:
56:
54:
50:
46:
42:
38:
34:
26:
24:
22:
18:
337:
318:
285:
269:
236:
217:
185:
181:
175:
156:
150:
130:. Retrieved
116:
84:
58:After being
57:
33:matriculated
30:
16:
15:
374:1810 deaths
369:1729 births
180:Record for
363:Categories
144:required.)
132:8 December
93:References
324:Taunton
275:Taunton
223:Taunton
72:Taunton
62:by the
336:With:
284:With:
235:With:
163:
138:
279:1775–
333:1796
329:1784
322:for
281:1780
273:for
232:1774
228:1768
221:for
161:ISBN
134:2010
70:for
27:Life
184:on
123:doi
35:at
365::
101:^
89:.
331:–
230:–
169:.
136:.
125::
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.