Sir John Mellor, judge of the High Court of Justice Product:Fine art poster Boy in a pedal car

Boy in a pedal car

Macleay's collection

Three-seated aeroplane on a photographic mission

'The curious & uncommon performances of a monkey as they will be introduc'd every evening at Sadler's Wells'

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Sir John Mellor, judge of the High Court of Justice Product:Fine art poster Boy in a pedal carSir John Mellor, judge of the High Court of Justice, 1880. He was called to the bar in 1833, and became a queen's counsel in 1851. He was a member of the special commission which tried three Fenian prisoners at Manchester in 1867. They were convicted for the murder of an unarmed policeman, whilst trying to free two Fenian leaders. The execution of the men caused a public outrage. From Men of Mark: a gallery of contemporary portraits of men