Frederic Philip Tomlinson

Frederic Philip Tomlinson
Born	10 July 1846 Heysham, Lancashire
Died	31 August 1883(1883-08-31) (aged 37) Mouswald, Dumfriesshire
Alma mater	Trinity College, Cambridge
Occupation	Barrister
Notable work	Harris's Criminal Law

Frederic Philip Tomlinson (10 July 1846 - 31 August 1883) was an English barrister and legal scholar. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]} He was co-editor of Harris's Principles of the Criminal Law , which was a leading ^[6] textbook on English criminal law.

Early life and education

Tomlinson was born on 10 July 1846 at Heysham, Lancashire, the fifth son of Thomas Tomlinson, a barrister, and Sarah Mashiter, daughter of the Rev. Roger Mashiter of Bolton-le-Sands. ^[1] His brother was William Tomlinson.

He was schooled at Westminster School and was admitted to Trinity College, Cambridge as a pensioner in 1864, later becoming a scholar in 1867, and taking the B.A. in 1868 (proceeded by seniority to the M.A. in 1872). ^{[1] [4]}

He was admitted at the Inner Temple in 1867 and called to the Bar in the Michelmas term of 1871. ^{[3] [4]}

Career

Tomlinson practised as a special pleader and circuit junior on the Northern Circuit, and he held chambers in the Temple, London. ^{[4] [1]}

In 1881, he co-wrote the second edition of Principles of the Criminal Law with Seymour F. Harris, ^[7] and he wrote The Judicature Acts and Rules of the Supreme Court, 1883: With Notes and Index, ^[8] which was published posthumously in 1884.

Personal life and death

On 29 July 1876, Tomlinson married Mary Reid, eldest daughter of Sir James John Reid, a Scottish advocate and former colonial Chief Justice of the Ionian Islands. ^[1]

He died after a short illness on 31 August 1883 at Mouswald, Dumfriesshire, aged 37. ^{[1] [5]}

References

1. Venn, John (1954). Alumni Cantabrigienses: A Biographical List of All Known Students, Graduates and Holders of Office at the University of Cambridge from the Earliest Times to 1900. Part II, Volume VI: Cambridge University Press. p. 204.
2. "Frederic Philip Tomlinson". venn.lib.cam.ac.uk. ACAD – A Cambridge Alumni Database.
3. "Tomlinson, Frederic Philip". Inner Temple Collections.
4. Lynch, David (2005). Northern Circuit Directory 1876-2004. Bluecoat Press. p. 483. ISBN   978-1-904438-24-3.
5. "Deaths: Frederick Philip Tomlinson". The Times. 5 September 1883.
6. Ringrose, C. W. (1962). Where to Look for Your Law (14th ed.). London: Sweet & Maxwell. ISBN   004799.
7. Harris, Seymour F.; Tomlinson, Frederic P. (1881). Principles of the criminal law (2nd ed.).
8. Tomlinson, Frederic Philip (1883). The Judicature Acts and Rules of the Supreme Court, 1883, with notes and index. W. Clowes.