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An enactment for the favour and liberty of the subject ought to have a liberal construction.
William Henry Maule
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William Henry Maule
Age: 69 †
Born: 1788
Born: April 25
Died: 1858
Died: January 1
English Member Of Parliament
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Sir William Henry Maule
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