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Political career
Mansfield finally did enter the House of Commons in 1779 as member for Cambridge University replacing the newly acceded Duke of Rutland. Early life and career
The son of a Hampshire attorney little is known about Mansfield's private life. He was appointed Solicitor General on 1 September 1780 and was part of the prosecution of Lord George Gordon in 1781.
Sir James Mansfield (originally Manfield) SL KC (1733 – 23 November 1821) was a British lawyer judge and politician. He was twice Solicitor General and served as Chief Justice of the Common Pleas from 1799 to 1814.
