Henry Peter Brougham, Baron Brougham and Vaux (1778-1868). Scottish-born British jurist and politician. Defended Queen Caroline at her trial (1820) . Worked for the establishment of London University, the first Mechanics' Institute and the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge and was a founder of the Social Science Association (1857). In Parliament he assisted in carrying the Reform Bill and introducued legal reforms. Engraving.

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Henry Peter Brougham, Baron Brougham and Vaux (1778-1868). Scottish-born British jurist and politician. Defended Queen Caroline at her trial (1820) . Worked for the establishment of London University, the first Mechanics' Institute and the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge and was a founder of the Social Science Association (1857). In Parliament he assisted in carrying the Reform Bill and introducued legal reforms. Engraving.

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