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James Alan Park

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Park married Lucy, the daughter of Richard Atherton on 1 January 1791. His father-in-law was a woollen-draper in Preston, and a partner in the Preston Old Bank, when opened under the firm of Messrs. Atherton, Greaves, and Denison.
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in 1834 and died on 8 December 1838, leaving two sons: James Allan Park, who became a cleric, and Alexander Atherton Park, who became a
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and in 1795 became a Recorder of Preston, seen as the first step towards becoming a judge. He became a
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on 22 January 1816 and knighted at the same time. He received a
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of Lancaster in 1811. He was made one of the Justices of the
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He was said to bear a striking physical resemblance to King
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in 1799, Attorney General of the County Palatine of
180:In 1791, Park was appointed Vice-Chancellor of the 165:on 18 June 1784 and in 1787 published a successful 289:"Prescot History: Atherton and their descendants" 145:He was the son of James Park, a surgeon from 8: 247:(online ed.). Oxford University Press. 53:introducing citations to additional sources 326: 241:Harris, Jonathan. "Park, Sir James Alan". 121:A system of the law of marine insurances 43:Relevant discussion may be found on the 244:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 228: 167:Treatise on the Law of Marine Insurance 236: 234: 232: 7: 14: 36:relies largely or entirely on a 25: 275:"Dame Lucy Park (née Atherton)" 16:British judge and legal writer 1: 303:"Obituary of James Alan Park" 369:Justices of the Common Pleas 261:UK public library membership 343:Justice of the Common Pleas 153:. He was educated first at 405: 155:Northampton Grammar School 349: 340: 334: 329: 379:Members of Lincoln's Inn 253:10.1093/ref:odnb/21274 128: 198:Court of Common Pleas 119: 319:. J. Falconer. 1885. 132:Sir James Allan Park 49:improve this article 291:. Prescot History. 182:Duchy of Lancaster 129: 357: 356: 350:Succeeded by 259:(Subscription or 206:Oxford University 163:called to the bar 114: 113: 99: 64:"James Alan Park" 396: 374:Knights Bachelor 335:Preceded by 327: 321: 320: 313: 307: 306: 299: 293: 292: 285: 279: 278: 271: 265: 264: 256: 238: 194:Attorney-General 109: 106: 100: 98: 57: 29: 21: 404: 403: 399: 398: 397: 395: 394: 393: 359: 358: 353: 346: 338: 325: 324: 315: 314: 310: 301: 300: 296: 287: 286: 282: 273: 272: 268: 258: 240: 239: 230: 225: 143: 110: 104: 101: 58: 56: 42: 30: 17: 12: 11: 5: 402: 400: 392: 391: 386: 381: 376: 371: 361: 360: 355: 354: 351: 348: 339: 336: 332: 331: 330:Legal offices 323: 322: 308: 294: 280: 266: 227: 226: 224: 221: 186:King's Counsel 171:Lord Mansfield 142: 139: 112: 111: 47:. Please help 33: 31: 24: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 401: 390: 387: 385: 382: 380: 377: 375: 372: 370: 367: 366: 364: 345: 344: 333: 328: 318: 312: 309: 304: 298: 295: 290: 284: 281: 276: 270: 267: 262: 254: 250: 246: 245: 237: 235: 233: 229: 222: 220: 218: 213: 211: 207: 203: 199: 195: 191: 187: 183: 178: 174: 172: 168: 164: 160: 159:Lincoln's Inn 156: 152: 148: 140: 138: 136: 133: 126: 122: 118: 108: 105:November 2019 97: 94: 90: 87: 83: 80: 76: 73: 69: 66: –  65: 61: 60:Find sources: 54: 50: 46: 40: 39: 38:single source 34:This article 32: 28: 23: 22: 19: 341: 311: 297: 283: 269: 242: 214: 192:in 1802 and 179: 175: 166: 157:and then at 144: 131: 130: 120: 102: 92: 85: 78: 71: 59: 35: 18: 389:1838 deaths 384:1763 births 363:Categories 347:1816–1838 263:required.) 223:References 217:George III 75:newspapers 210:barrister 161:. He was 147:Edinburgh 45:talk page 352:Unknown 337:Unknown 89:scholar 257: 190:Durham 151:Surrey 91:  84:  77:  70:  62:  204:from 96:JSTOR 82:books 141:Life 125:1800 68:news 249:doi 202:DCL 51:by 365:: 231:^ 212:. 135:KC 123:, 255:. 251:: 127:. 107:) 103:( 93:· 86:· 79:· 72:· 55:. 41:.

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