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Stanley John Bailey

1901 – 1980

Rouse Ball Professor of English Law

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About Stanley John Bailey

Lived 1901 – 1980 (aged 78–79).

Stanley John Bailey (1901–1980) was Rouse Ball Professor of English Law in the University of Cambridge from 1950 to 1968. He was author of The Law of Wills (Pitman's Equity Series: 1st Ed, 1935; 2nd Ed, 1940; 3rd Ed, 1948; 4th Ed, 1953; 5th Ed, 1957; 6th Ed, 1967; 7th Ed, 1973), an "introductory survey" which was "well known" and "extremely readable". He was editor of the Cambridge Law Journal from 1948 to 1954. He wrote articles for that journal and for the Law Quarterly Review. He was a Fellow of St John's College.

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1901
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Died
1980

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Who was Stanley John Bailey?

Rouse Ball Professor of English Law

When was Stanley John Bailey born?

Stanley John Bailey was born in 1901.

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Stanley John Bailey died in 1980.

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