Francis Frederick Brandt
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Francis Frederick Brandt (1819, Gawsworth Rectory, Cheshire
– 6 December 1874, 8 Figtree Court, Temple, London) was an English
barrister
and author
.
Brandt was eldest son of the Rev. Francis Brandt, rector of Aldford, Cheshire, 1843–50, who died 1870, and Ellinor, second daughter of Nicholas Grimshaw of Preston, Lancashire. He was educated at Macclesfield grammar school
, entered at the Inner Temple
in 1839, and practised for some years as a special pleader
. Called to the bar at the Inner Temple
on 30 April 1847, he took the North Wales and Chester circuit. He was a successful and popular leader of the Chester and Knutsford sessions, had a fair business in London, especially as an arbitrator or referee, was one of the revising barristers on his circuit, and was employed for many years as a reporter for the Times in the common pleas. About 1864 he was offered and declined an Indian judgeship.
In his earlier days he was a writer in magazines and in Bell's Life. The first of his books appeared in 1857, and was entitled Habet! a Short Treatise on the Law of the Land as it affects Pugilism, in which he attempted to show that prize-fighting was not of itself illegal. His next work was a novel called Frank Morland's Manuscripts, or Memoirs of a Modern Templar, 1859, which was followed by Fur and Feathers, the Law of the Land relating to Game, &c., 1859, Suggestions for the Amendment of the Game Laws, 1862, and Games, Gaming, and Gamesters' Law, 1871, a book of considerable legal and antiquarian research, which reached a second edition.
He died at his chambers,, having suffered much from a neuralgic complaint, and was buried at Christ Church, Todmorden
. He was a zealous and efficient member of the Inns of Court Rifle Corps
. Brandt was never married.
Cheshire
Cheshire is a ceremonial county in North West England. Cheshire's county town is the city of Chester, although its largest town is Warrington. Other major towns include Widnes, Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Runcorn, Macclesfield, Winsford, Northwich, and Wilmslow...
– 6 December 1874, 8 Figtree Court, Temple, London) was an English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
barrister
Barrister
A barrister is a member of one of the two classes of lawyer found in many common law jurisdictions with split legal professions. Barristers specialise in courtroom advocacy, drafting legal pleadings and giving expert legal opinions...
and author
Author
An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...
.
Brandt was eldest son of the Rev. Francis Brandt, rector of Aldford, Cheshire, 1843–50, who died 1870, and Ellinor, second daughter of Nicholas Grimshaw of Preston, Lancashire. He was educated at Macclesfield grammar school
The King's School, Macclesfield
-Notable former pupils:* Peter Moores, ex-England Cricket Coach* Rev. Thomas Taylor, priest and historian* Alan Beith, politician* Jon Craig, Chief Political Correspondent of Sky News...
, entered at the Inner Temple
Inner Temple
The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple, commonly known as Inner Temple, is one of the four Inns of Court in London. To be called to the Bar and practise as a barrister in England and Wales, an individual must belong to one of these Inns...
in 1839, and practised for some years as a special pleader
Special pleader
A special pleader was a historial legal occupation. The practitioner, or "special pleader" in English law specialised in drafting "pleadings", in modern terminology statements of case.-History:...
. Called to the bar at the Inner Temple
Inner Temple
The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple, commonly known as Inner Temple, is one of the four Inns of Court in London. To be called to the Bar and practise as a barrister in England and Wales, an individual must belong to one of these Inns...
on 30 April 1847, he took the North Wales and Chester circuit. He was a successful and popular leader of the Chester and Knutsford sessions, had a fair business in London, especially as an arbitrator or referee, was one of the revising barristers on his circuit, and was employed for many years as a reporter for the Times in the common pleas. About 1864 he was offered and declined an Indian judgeship.
In his earlier days he was a writer in magazines and in Bell's Life. The first of his books appeared in 1857, and was entitled Habet! a Short Treatise on the Law of the Land as it affects Pugilism, in which he attempted to show that prize-fighting was not of itself illegal. His next work was a novel called Frank Morland's Manuscripts, or Memoirs of a Modern Templar, 1859, which was followed by Fur and Feathers, the Law of the Land relating to Game, &c., 1859, Suggestions for the Amendment of the Game Laws, 1862, and Games, Gaming, and Gamesters' Law, 1871, a book of considerable legal and antiquarian research, which reached a second edition.
He died at his chambers,, having suffered much from a neuralgic complaint, and was buried at Christ Church, Todmorden
Todmorden
Todmorden is a market town and civil parish, located 17 miles from Manchester, within the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, in West Yorkshire, England. It forms part of the Upper Calder Valley and has a total population of 14,941....
. He was a zealous and efficient member of the Inns of Court Rifle Corps
Inns of Court Regiment
The Inns of Court Regiment was a British Army regiment which existed under that name between May 1932 and May 1961. However, the unit traces its lineage back much further, to at least 1584, and its name lives on within The Inns of Court & City and Essex Yeomanry .-History:The first organised...
. Brandt was never married.