James Edward Davis

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James Edward Davis (1817 - 1887) was called to the bar at the Middle Temple in 1842, was stipendiary magistrate at Stoke upon Trent from 1864 to 1870, was police magistrate at Sheffield from 1870 to 1874, and was a friend of Leigh Hunt.

Works

Davis was the author of the following works:

He was, with Robert Richard Tighe, [13] joint author of the Annals of Windsor (1858). [14]

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References

  1. ↑ For a copy of this book, see Google Books
  2. ↑ For a copy of this book, see Google Books
  3. ↑ For a copy of the third edition of this book, see Google Books
  4. ↑ For reviews of this book see, "Notices of New Books" (1855) 2 The Law Chronicle 19 (2 July 1855); "The Law Library" (1864) 39 Law Times 524 (1 October 1864); "Reviews" (1864) 9 Solicitors Journal 124 (10 December 1864); "Notices of New Books" (1864) 18 Law Magazine and Law Review 183 (November) ; "Reviews" (1871) 15 Solicitors Journal 870 (7 October 1871); "Law Library" (1871) 51 Law Times 345 (9 September 1871); "Law Library" (1871) 51 Law Times 372 (23 September 1871); "Notices of New Books" (1871) 32 Law Magazine and Law Review 177 (November 1871) No 63 of the New Series and No 173 of the Law Magazine; "Law Library" (1874) 57 The Law Times 243 (1 August 1874); "Reviews" (1874) 18 Solicitors Journal 665 (4 July 1874); "Davis's County Courts" in "Reviews" (1886) 21 Law Journal 694 ; and (1887) 31 Solicitors Journal 91
  5. ↑ For a copy of volume 2 of the fourth edition of this book, see Google Books. For a review of volume 2 of the fourth edition of this book see, "Reviews" (1872) 16 Solicitors Journal 864 (21 September 1872)
  6. ↑ For a copy of this book, see Google Books. For reviews of this book, see "Notices of New Law Books" (1857) 29 The Law Times 206 (11 July 1857); "Davis County Courts" in "Notices of New Books" (1857) 4 The Law Chronicle 3 (1 July 1857)
  7. ↑ For a copy of this book, see Google Books. For reviews of this book, see "Reviews of New Books" (1866) 1 Law Journal 8 (19 January); and "Reviews" (1866) 10 Solicitors Journal 298 (27 January 1866)
  8. ↑ For reviews of this book see, The Spectator, 15 August 1868 ; and "Reviews of New Books" (1868) 2 The Irish Law Times and Solicitors Journal 46 (15 February 1868); "Notices of New Books" (1868) 25 Law Magazine and Law Review 146; "Law Library" (1868) 46 The Law Times 117 (12 December 1868); "Review" (1868) 12 Solicitors Journal 361 (29 February 1868); "Master and Servant" (1868) 25 Saturday Review 323 (7 March 1868)
  9. ↑ For reviews of this book, see  "Notices of New Books" (1868) 25 Law Magazine and Law Review 148; "Law Library" (1868) 44 The Law Times 400 (21 March 1868)
  10. ↑ For a copy of the manual with supplement of 1869, see Google Books. For a copy of the second edition of 1879, see Google Books. For reviews of this book see, "Reviews" (1868) 12 Solicitors Journal 927 (12 September 1868); "Law Books", The Athenaeum, Number 2140, 31 October 1868, p 568; "Notices of New Books" (1869) 26 Law Magazine and Law Review 151; "Law Library" (1868) 45 The Law Times 379 (19 September 1868)
  11. ↑ For a copy of this book, see Google Books. For reviews of this book, see "County Courts" in "Reviews" (1876) 20 Solicitors Journal 456 (8 April 1876); "Supplement to Davis on County Courts" (1876) 11 Law Journal 234 (15 April 1876); and "Short Reviews" (1876) 1 Law Magazine and Review (Fourth Series) 717 (August 1876)
  12. ↑ For a copy of this book, see Google Books. For reviews of this book, see "Reviews" (1875) 19 Solicitors Journal 935 (23 October 1875); and "Short Reviews" (1875) 1 Law Magazine and Review (Fourth Series) 354; "Law Library" (1876) 60 The Law Times 156 (1 January 1876); "The Labour Laws" (1875) 10 The Law Journal 747 (25 December 1875); "Reviews" (1875) 2 Capital and Labour 614 (20 October 1875); "Reviews" (1875) 9 Irish Law Times and Solicitors Journal 570 (20 November 1875)
  13. ↑ As to Tighe, see Allibone, "Tighe, Robert Richard", A Critical Dictionary of English Literature and British and American Authors, Philadelphia, Lipincott, 1876, volume 3, p 2419.
  14. ↑ For a copy of volume 1 of this book, see Google Books. For reviews of this book, see "Reviews", The Athenaeum, No 1591, 24 April 1858, p 521; "Annals of Windsor" (July 1858) 205 Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Review 25; "Reviews" (1858) 6 Saturday Review 209 (28 August)
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