Edmund Law
Edmund Law (6 June 1703 – 14 August 1787) was a churchman in the Church of England. He served as Master of Peterhouse, Cambridge, as Knightbridge Professor of Philosophy in the University of Cambridge from 1764 to 1769, and as bishop of Carlisle from 1768 to 1787.
The Right Reverend Edmund Law | |
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| Bishop of Carlisle | |
Edmund Law, by George Romney, 1781 | |
| Church | Church of England |
| See | Carlisle |
| In office | 1768–1787 |
| Predecessor | Charles Lyttelton |
| Successor | John Douglas |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 June 1703 Cartmel, Lancashire, England |
| Died | 14 August 1787 (aged 84) Dalston, Cumberland, England |
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