William Salkeld 1671-1715
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William SALKELD 1671-1715
Biographical Note
Son of Samuel Salkeld of Fallowden, Northumberland. Matriculated at St Edmund Hall, Oxford 1687, but did not graduate; he was admitted at the Middle Temple in 1692 (barrister, 1698). He lived in Dorset from 1700 and became a serjeant at law in 1715, and a judge for some of the Welsh counties. He published a series of law reports which became standard references.
Books
Part of Salkeld's library was auctioned in London, beginning 27 June 1716.
Sources
- Alston, R. C., Inventory of sale catalogues ... 1676-1800, St Philip, 2010.
- Williams, W. R., and Anne Pimlott Baker. "Salkeld, William (1671–1715), serjeant-at-law and law reporter." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.