Holding many high ranking judicial posts he was Lord Chief Justice of England from 1756-88. He played a key role in ending slavery in England with his judgment in the case of James Somerset. In 1776 ...
Lord Chief Justice, Lord Mansfield summarised ... Potter meets historian Arthur Torrington to explore the story of James Somerset. James Somerset and the case that began the end of slavery.
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