Francis Webster and Riches

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Francis Webster and Riches

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        Dates of existence

        1861-1876

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        This firm of solicitors can trace its origins back to 1789 when Christopher Pemberton set up a legal practice on his own in Cambridge. On his death in 1850 the work of his practice passed to Clement Francis (who had his own legal practice in Cambridge). He worked as a sole practitioner until 1861 when he took into partnership Thomas Webster and Alfred Smith Riches and formed Francis Webster and Riches. In 1876 Thomas Webster retired from the practice (but continued the work of his London practice) and so Clement took his son Thomas Musgrave Francis into the business, trading as Francis Riches and Francis. In 1879 Alfred Riches died and Clement and his son continued their partnership until Clement died in 1880 (although the name Francis and Francis continued to be used until 1887).

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        18 Emmanuel Street (1842-1913)

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        Francis Riches and Francis (1876-1879)

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        Francis Riches and Francis is the successor of Francis Webster and Riches

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        Francis, Clement (1816-1880)

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        Francis, Clement is the predecessor of Francis Webster and Riches

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            "A Cambridge Bicentenary. The History of a Legal Practice 1789-1989" by Christopher Jackson

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