Buller, Francis, 1746-1800
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Buller, Francis, Sir, bart., 1746-1800
Judge Thumb, 1746-1800
Thumb (Judge), 1746-1800
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Buller, Francis, Sir, bart., 1746-1800
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found: His Answer to Cursory Strictures ... 1794.
found: An introduction to the law relative to trials at nisi prius, 1775 :title page (by Francis Buller, Esq. of the Middle Temple)
found: Oxford Dictionary of National Biography website, viewed March 14, 2019(Buller, Sir Francis, first baronet; born at Downes, near Crediton, Devon, on March 17, 1746; called to the bar in Easter term 1772; supposedly said that a husband could punish his wife with impunity provided that the rod or stick he used was no thicker than his thumb; no evidence was found to support that he made the remark; regardless, a caricature on November 27, 1783 of Buller as " Judge Thumb" was published; death on June 5, 1800, at the age of 54, Bedford Square, London) - http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-3914?rskey=6cwlPV&result=1
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1981-10-26: new
2019-03-22: revised
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