Samuel Amory
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Samuel Amory was one of the founding partners of the law firm of Travers Smith
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London
-born Amory married Ann Heathcote, the daughter of the well-known and highly successful industrialist John Heathcote
(born 1783), known for inventing lace-making machinery in Nottingham.
Amory qualified as a lawyer in London in 1810, and went into partnership with John Coles, which lasted until 1839 when John became ill, and he was paid out his capital in installments. A short partnership with Isaac Sewell and Samuel Moores lasted only for 11 years. Sewell acted for the divorce of Mary
and Percy Shelley.
Samuel and Ann had two children, John (born 1829) and Ann (born 18xx). John, who took the surname Heathcote-Amory, became a very eminent landowner in Somerset and the owner of a rather splendid estate known as Knighthayes. He was later knighted.
Ann married John Travers, a member of the most famous produce family in the City of London, which remained a client of her father's legal practice for over 50 years. Following marriage into the Smith family, Joseph Travers Smith joined Amory's practice in 1851, later becoming the senior partner and giving his name to the firm, which is still practicing today.
Samuel Amory retired in 1857.
Travers Smith
Travers Smith is a corporate law firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom. The firm has almost 300 lawyers, including 60 partners.The firm employs around 385 staff and operates in 14 specialist practice areas. Travers Smith was voted UK Law Firm of the Year in 2007 and 2008...
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London
London
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-born Amory married Ann Heathcote, the daughter of the well-known and highly successful industrialist John Heathcote
John Edensor Heathcote
Sir John Edensor Heathcote, was a Stoke on Trent industrialist and owner of Longton Hall in Staffordshire which he rebuilt in 1778.He was born in Longton Hall, the son of Michael and Rachel Heathcote...
(born 1783), known for inventing lace-making machinery in Nottingham.
Amory qualified as a lawyer in London in 1810, and went into partnership with John Coles, which lasted until 1839 when John became ill, and he was paid out his capital in installments. A short partnership with Isaac Sewell and Samuel Moores lasted only for 11 years. Sewell acted for the divorce of Mary
Mary Shelley
Mary Shelley was a British novelist, short story writer, dramatist, essayist, biographer, and travel writer, best known for her Gothic novel Frankenstein: or, The Modern Prometheus . She also edited and promoted the works of her husband, the Romantic poet and philosopher Percy Bysshe Shelley...
and Percy Shelley.
Samuel and Ann had two children, John (born 1829) and Ann (born 18xx). John, who took the surname Heathcote-Amory, became a very eminent landowner in Somerset and the owner of a rather splendid estate known as Knighthayes. He was later knighted.
Ann married John Travers, a member of the most famous produce family in the City of London, which remained a client of her father's legal practice for over 50 years. Following marriage into the Smith family, Joseph Travers Smith joined Amory's practice in 1851, later becoming the senior partner and giving his name to the firm, which is still practicing today.
Samuel Amory retired in 1857.