James Mackintosh

Sir James Mackintosh ( born October 24, 1765 in Alldowry, Inverness- shire, † May 30, 1832 ) was one of the finest parliamentary orators of the United Kingdom.

Mackintosh studied medicine in Edinburgh, but dealt mainly with history, philosophy and politics. Through his " Vindiciae Gallicae, or defense of the French Revolution " (London 1791), were sold by the three editions in one year, he earned Although the title of a French citizen, but later convinced him an interview with Burke of the untenability of his position.

After he had studied law at Lincoln's Inn, he was appointed in 1795 this Bar Association and, after he had been a short time professor of policy and legislation in Hertford, was appointed in 1803 to the Knights and Director of the Criminal Court in Bombay. Returned to England in 1811, he was elected by the county Nairn in Scotland and since 1818 of the spots Knaresborough in Yorkshire in the House of Commons. He spoke here for the reform of criminal legislation and religious toleration, for the suppression of the slave trade, for the right of the colonies to manage their own affairs, for the independence of Greece and 1831 for the Reform Bill.

1822 to 1824 he was rector of the University of Glasgow. In 1827 he was appointed to the Privy Council in 1830 and a member of the Commission for East Indian Affairs.

Works

Among his writings are his "Dissertation on the progress of ethical philosophy" ( Lond. 1830, 4th edition 1872) and the " History of England ", to 1572 (ibid. 1830, 3 vols, new ed, 1853, 2 vols ), as well as the published from his manuscripts unfinished "History of the Revolution in England in 1688 " (ibid. 1834) emphasized. His "Memoirs " published by his son (London 1835), the "Miscellaneous Works" published in 1849 in three volumes.