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Greaves, Charles Sprengel, 1801-1881
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1801-1881
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Charles Sprengel Greaves was born on July 18, 1801, in Ingleby, Yorkshire, England.
He was a barrister and author. He graduated from Queen's College, Oxford (B.A., 1823; M.A., 1825) and was called to the bar by the Society of Lincoln's Inn in 1827. In 1850, he became Queen's counsel. He was the draftsman of the Criminal Procedure Act 1851 and the Criminal Law Consolidation Acts 1861. He became a Secretary to the Criminal Law Commission in 1878. He was also an antiquarian, a member of the Archaeological Institute, and the Derbyshire Archaeological and Natural History Society.
In 1841, he married Emma Frances Tyson (1819–1880). He died on June 3, 1881, in London, England.
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no 92020050