James Humphreys (lawyer)

James Humphreys (lawyer)

James Humphreys (c. 1768-1830) was a Welsh barrister, law reformer and legal writer. He was educated at Shrewsbury School and called to the bar in 1800 by Lincoln's Inn. Politically he was a Liberal. His major publication in the field of law reform was Observations on the Actual State of the English Laws of Real Property, with the outlines of a Code (1826). [http://yba.llgc.org.uk/en/s-HUMP-JAM-1768.html] .

ee also

List of Old Salopians

External Links

* [http://yba.llgc.org.uk/en/s-HUMP-JAM-1768.html Welsh Biography online]
* [http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101014161/ Oxford biography]


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