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Sir John St Leger (1674–1743) was an Irish barrister, politician and judge. He belonged to a prominent aristocratic family from County Cork. He was not highly regarded for his legal ability, and it was believed by his contemporaries that he owed his professional success to his influential family connections. As a judge, he is mainly remembered for hearing, with two of his colleagues, the celebrated case of Sherlock v. Annesley, which caused a major Constitutional crisis, and led to the three judges being briefly imprisoned for contempt of Parliament.

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  • Sir John St Leger (1674–1743) was an Irish barrister, politician and judge. He belonged to a prominent aristocratic family from County Cork. He was not highly regarded for his legal ability, and it was believed by his contemporaries that he owed his professional success to his influential family connections. As a judge, he is mainly remembered for hearing, with two of his colleagues, the celebrated case of Sherlock v. Annesley, which caused a major Constitutional crisis, and led to the three judges being briefly imprisoned for contempt of Parliament. (en)
  • Sir John St Leger (1674-1743) est un avocat irlandais, homme politique et juge. Il appartient à une grande famille aristocratique du comté de Cork. Il n'est pas très réputé pour sa compétence juridique, et ses contemporains pensent qu'il doit son succès professionnel à ses relations familiales influentes. En tant que juge, il est surtout connu pour sa décision, avec deux collègues, dans la célèbre affaire Sherlock c. Annesley, qui provoque une crise constitutionnelle majeure et conduit à l'emprisonnement bref des trois juges. (fr)
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  • Sir John St Leger (1674–1743) was an Irish barrister, politician and judge. He belonged to a prominent aristocratic family from County Cork. He was not highly regarded for his legal ability, and it was believed by his contemporaries that he owed his professional success to his influential family connections. As a judge, he is mainly remembered for hearing, with two of his colleagues, the celebrated case of Sherlock v. Annesley, which caused a major Constitutional crisis, and led to the three judges being briefly imprisoned for contempt of Parliament. (en)
  • Sir John St Leger (1674-1743) est un avocat irlandais, homme politique et juge. Il appartient à une grande famille aristocratique du comté de Cork. Il n'est pas très réputé pour sa compétence juridique, et ses contemporains pensent qu'il doit son succès professionnel à ses relations familiales influentes. En tant que juge, il est surtout connu pour sa décision, avec deux collègues, dans la célèbre affaire Sherlock c. Annesley, qui provoque une crise constitutionnelle majeure et conduit à l'emprisonnement bref des trois juges. (fr)
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  • John St Leger (1674–1743) (en)
  • John St Leger (1674-1743) (fr)
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