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in 1821, he served for nearly 40 years and was held in universal regard; with the general support of the profession he remained on the Bench until shortly before his death at eighty-six, by which time he was blind. Edward and
Richard, "the two Pennefathers", were leading practitioners in the
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against the accused damaged his reputation: he was accused of acting as prosecutor rather than judge, and his summing-up was described as simply an extra speech for the prosecution. Further damage to his reputation was done by the majority decision of the
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Liberator- the Life and Death of Daniel O'Connell 1830–1847
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Liberator: the Life and Death of Daniel O'Connell 1830–1847
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Edward was generally regarded as more gifted, a master of the
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Lord Chief
Justice of the Queen's Bench for Ireland
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