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Edward Chilton served as attorney general of Virginia and was the coauthor of The Present State of Virginia, and the College (printed in 1727). He arrived in Virginia by 1682, when he served as a clerk for the governor’s Council and the General Assembly. He also acquired several thousand acres of land. In 1694 Chilton returned to England, where he became a barrister. He remained involved with Virginia affairs and testified before the Board of Trade about conditions in the colony in 1696. The following year Chilton, along with James Blair and Henry Hartwell, prepared a report on the colony ...

Beverley was born about 1740 at his father’s plantation in Essex County, one of two sons and three daughters of William Beverley and Elizabeth Bland Beverley. His brother died young. His father took him to England in 1750 for his education and enrolled him in a school at Wakefield. When Beverley matriculated at Trinity College, Cambridge, on May 19, 1757, he gave his age as seventeen. Earlier that year he was admitted to the Middle Temple to study law, and he was called to the bar on February 6, 1761. Beverley returned to Virginia almost immediately to manage the enormous estate he had inhe...

By Catherine Baksi2021-04-07T11:05:00+01:00 The first woman to practise as a barrister in England and Wales is to be commemorated with a blue plaque from English Heritage. Helena Normanton KC, born in 1882, was the first woman to benefit from the Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act 1919, which opened up the legal profession to women. In December 1919 she became the first woman to join one of the Inns of Court, having unsuccessfully challenged the refusal by Middle Temple to admit her prior to the act. In November 1922 she became the second woman called to the bar of England and Wales, follo...

Translate Home » News » Remembering Remi Fani-Kayode one of two civilian politicians that wasn’t killed during 1966 coup Remembering Remi Fani-Kayode one of two civilian politicians that wasn’t killed during 1966 coup On Kindly Share This Story: Many Nigerians have heard the name Femi Fani-Kayode but not many are aware of the roles his father or forefathers had played in the national development of the country. A glance at their family historical background will no doubt leave you bewildered. They have such an enviable record. For the sake of this article, our focus...