Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Foreword. The Osgoode Society vii
4. Preface ix
5. 1. The Loyalist Tradition 1
6. 2. ‘This Outpost of England’ 13
7. 3. Gentleman of Lincoln’s Inn 28
8. 4. Public Life 38
9. 5. Parliamentary Life 61
10. 6. An Advocate in England 77
11. 7. ‘He Serves the King, Sir’ 100
12. 8. The Alien Debates 118
13. 9. ‘Politics I Am Not Fond Of’ 142
14. 10. Tory Twilight 153
15. 11. A Love of Order 166
16. 12. Chief Justice, Speaker, and Confidant 179
17. 13. Rebellion and Reaction 188
18. 14. The Canada Debate 208
19. 15. Lord Chief Justice 227
20. 16. ‘If I Am Right, Thy Grace Impart’ 250
21. Epilogue 270
22. Abbreviations 277
23. Notes 279
24. Index 315
25. Backmatter 327