Eardley Norton
Eardley John Norton was a Madras barrister, Coroner and politician of British origin. He was also one of the earliest members of the Indian National Congress and a champion of civil liberties and rights of the Indian people.
Eardley was born in India in 1852, the son of lawyer John Bruce Norton who later served as the AdvocateGeneral of Madras. He received his education in England. He matriculated onOctober 1870 at the age ofand graduated in arts from Merton College, Oxford. He studied law at Lincolns Inn and was called to bar in 1876. In 1879, he set sail to India to practice in the Madras High Court.
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