Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn

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Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn

ORGANIZATION

British law society, founded sometime before 1422.

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Dean Acheson Government 11-Apr-1893 12-Oct-1971 US Secretary of State, 1949-53

Jeremy Bentham Philosopher 15-Feb-1748 6-Jun-1832 Proponent of Utilitarianism

Richard Cromwell Head of State 4-Oct-1626 12-Jul-1712 Lord Protector of England, 1658-59

John Nelson Darby Religion 18-Nov-1800 29-Apr-1882 Father of Dispensationalism

Augustus De Morgan Mathematician 27-Jun-1806 18-Mar-1871 De Morgan's Laws

John Donne Poet 1572 31-Mar-1631 Anniversaries

Dwight D. Eisenhower Head of State 14-Oct-1890 28-Mar-1969 34th US President, 1953-61

John Galt Novelist 2-May-1779 11-Apr-1839 The Ayrshire Legatees

Sir Matthew Hale Judge 1-Nov-1609 25-Dec-1676 Lord Chief Justice of England

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. Judge 8-Mar-1841 6-Mar-1935 US Supreme Court Justice, 1902-32

Sir Thomas More Philosopher 7-Feb-1477 6-Jul-1535 Utopia

William Penn Government 14-Oct-1644 30-Jul-1718 Founder of Pennsylvania

James Ussher Religion 4-Jan-1581 20-Mar-1656 Old Testament chronologist

Horace Walpole Author 24-Sep-1717 2-Mar-1797 Wrote the first Gothic novel

William Warburton Religion 24-Dec-1698 7-Jun-1779 Divine Legation

Wesley S. Williams, Jr. Attorney 13-Nov-1942 Former Partner, Covington & Burling

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