| 词条 | Hampton L. Carson (lawyer) |
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|name = Hampton Lawrence Carson |image = Hampton Lawrence Carson, 1852-1929.jpg |caption = |office = Attorney General of Pennsylvania |term_start = January 21, 1903 |term_end = January 16, 1907 |governor = Samuel W. Pennypacker |predecessor = John P. Elkin |successor = Moses Hampton Todd |party = |birth_date = {{birth date|1852|2|21}} |birth_place = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |death_date = {{death date and age|1929|7|18|1852|2|21}} |death_place = Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania |spouse = Anna Lea Baker |children = 4 |alma_mater = University of Pennsylvania |religion = }} Hampton Lawrence Carson (February 21, 1852{{snd}}July 18, 1929) was an influential Pennsylvania lawyer, legal scholar and historian. In addition to his private practice, he served as professor of law at the University of Pennsylvania, state Attorney General, president of the American Bar Association, and president of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. Carson argued numerous cases before the Supreme Courts of Pennsylvania and the United States. Noted cases included arguing (unsuccessfully) Lone Wolf v. Hitchcock and offering for probate the William Weightman will.[1] Carson was also noted for his extensive collection of legal papers, books, documents, and portraits. Life and careerCarson's father was Dr. Joseph Carson, professor in medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, whose grandfather had emigrated to Philadelphia in the 1740s. Carson's mother, born Mary Hollingsworth, was a descendant of Henry Hollingsworth, deputy surveyor for William Penn.{{sfn|Oberholtzer|1912|p=14}} Carson was graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1871, and its law school in 1874, and then entered private practice. He edited the Legal Gazette.{{sfn|Oberholtzer|1912|p=18}} He was a professor with the Penn Law School, 1895–1901. He was appointed state attorney general in 1903, serving until 1907. Carson married Anna Lee Baker in 1880. They had four children, two sons and two daughters. One son, Joseph, became a lawyer and practiced law with his father.{{sfn|Oberholtzer|1912|p=21}} Bibliography
References1. ^{{cite news|title=Woman Inherits $50,000,000: Vast Fortune of William Weightman Goes to His Daughter|page=1|work=New York Times|date=August 30, 1904}} Further reading
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