William Empson (lawyer)
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William Empson was a barrister, professor and journalist.
William Empson was educated at Winchester
, and Trinity College, Cambridge
. He was Professor of general polity and the laws of England at the East India Company College
1824–52. He contributed regularly to the Edinburgh Review
(1823–49) and was for some years its editor (1847–52).
On 27 June 1838, he married Charlotte Jeffrey (b.1814), daughter of Francis Jeffrey, Lord Jeffrey.
William Empson was educated at Winchester
Winchester College
Winchester College is an independent school for boys in the British public school tradition, situated in Winchester, Hampshire, the former capital of England. It has existed in its present location for over 600 years and claims the longest unbroken history of any school in England...
, and Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Trinity has more members than any other college in Cambridge or Oxford, with around 700 undergraduates, 430 graduates, and over 170 Fellows...
. He was Professor of general polity and the laws of England at the East India Company College
East India Company College
The East India College was a college in Hertford Heath, Hertfordshire, England. It was founded in February 1806 as the training establishment for the British East India Company . At that time, the BEIC provided general and vocational education for young gentlemen of sixteen to eighteen years old,...
1824–52. He contributed regularly to the Edinburgh Review
Edinburgh Review
The Edinburgh Review, founded in 1802, was one of the most influential British magazines of the 19th century. It ceased publication in 1929. The magazine took its Latin motto judex damnatur ubi nocens absolvitur from Publilius Syrus.In 1984, the Scottish cultural magazine New Edinburgh Review,...
(1823–49) and was for some years its editor (1847–52).
On 27 June 1838, he married Charlotte Jeffrey (b.1814), daughter of Francis Jeffrey, Lord Jeffrey.