George Pryme
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George Pryme was a British
economist
, academic and politician.
Pryme was born in 1781 in Cottingham
, East Riding of Yorkshire
, the only surviving child of merchant Christopher Pryme and his wife, Alice Dinsdale. Following the death of his father, Pryme and his mother moved to Nottinghamshire
, where he attended private schools until he returned to East Riding of Yorkshire to attend Hull Grammar School
in 1796. In 1799, Pryme entered Trinity College, Cambridge
, winning a scholarship there in 1800 and graduating with a Bachelor of Arts
in 1803. In 1804, he began studying law at Lincoln's Inn
, and was called to the Bar in 1806, practising in London
until health problems forced him to return to Cambridge in 1808.
In 1816, Pryme began conducting lectures on political economy
at Cambridge – the first teaching of such a topic at any English university, and in that same year his lectures were published as a book entitled A Syllabus of a Course of Lectures on the Principles of Political Economy. In 1828, he was made Professor of Political Economy
by the university senate, although a chair was not established for the topic at Cambridge until just before his retirement. He was politically active, and successfully opposed parliamentary candidates sponsored by the Duke of Rutland
, and eventually winning a seat in the House of Commons representing Cambridge
as a Whig. Pryme worked hard in the parliament, pushing for university reform at Oxford
and Cambridge until his poor health prompted his family to urge his retirement from parliament.
He returned to Cambridge and bought an estate in Wistow
while continuing to lecture and practice as a barrister
on occasion. He died in 1868. In 1870, his memoirs were published, Autobiographic Recollections of George Pryme, edited by his daughter Alicia Bayne.
United Kingdom
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economist
Economist
An economist is a professional in the social science discipline of economics. The individual may also study, develop, and apply theories and concepts from economics and write about economic policy...
, academic and politician.
Pryme was born in 1781 in Cottingham
Cottingham, East Riding of Yorkshire
Cottingham is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It lies just to the north-west of the city of Kingston upon Hull...
, East Riding of Yorkshire
East Riding of Yorkshire
The East Riding of Yorkshire, or simply East Yorkshire, is a local government district with unitary authority status, and a ceremonial county of England. For ceremonial purposes the county also includes the city of Kingston upon Hull, which is a separate unitary authority...
, the only surviving child of merchant Christopher Pryme and his wife, Alice Dinsdale. Following the death of his father, Pryme and his mother moved to Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west...
, where he attended private schools until he returned to East Riding of Yorkshire to attend Hull Grammar School
Hull Grammar School
Hull Grammar School was an independent secondary school in Hull, England, founded in 1486 by Dr. John Alcock. The school merged with Hull High School to form Hull Collegiate School in 2005.- History :The seventeenth oldest independent school in the U.K...
in 1796. In 1799, Pryme entered Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Trinity has more members than any other college in Cambridge or Oxford, with around 700 undergraduates, 430 graduates, and over 170 Fellows...
, winning a scholarship there in 1800 and graduating with a Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
in 1803. In 1804, he began studying law at Lincoln's Inn
Lincoln's Inn
The Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn is one of four Inns of Court in London to which barristers of England and Wales belong and where they are called to the Bar. The other three are Middle Temple, Inner Temple and Gray's Inn. Although Lincoln's Inn is able to trace its official records beyond...
, and was called to the Bar in 1806, practising in London
London
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until health problems forced him to return to Cambridge in 1808.
In 1816, Pryme began conducting lectures on political economy
Political economy
Political economy originally was the term for studying production, buying, and selling, and their relations with law, custom, and government, as well as with the distribution of national income and wealth, including through the budget process. Political economy originated in moral philosophy...
at Cambridge – the first teaching of such a topic at any English university, and in that same year his lectures were published as a book entitled A Syllabus of a Course of Lectures on the Principles of Political Economy. In 1828, he was made Professor of Political Economy
Professor of Political Economy, Cambridge University
The Professorship of Political Economy is a professorship at the University of Cambridge, founded in 1828.-Professors of Political Economy:* George Pryme * Henry Fawcett * Alfred Marshall * Arthur Cecil Pigou...
by the university senate, although a chair was not established for the topic at Cambridge until just before his retirement. He was politically active, and successfully opposed parliamentary candidates sponsored by the Duke of Rutland
John Manners, 7th Duke of Rutland
|-...
, and eventually winning a seat in the House of Commons representing Cambridge
Cambridge (UK Parliament constituency)
Cambridge is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post voting system....
as a Whig. Pryme worked hard in the parliament, pushing for university reform at Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
and Cambridge until his poor health prompted his family to urge his retirement from parliament.
He returned to Cambridge and bought an estate in Wistow
Wistow, Cambridgeshire
' – in Huntingdonshire , England – is a village near Warboys south of Ramsey.-External links:*...
while continuing to lecture and practice as a barrister
Barrister
A barrister is a member of one of the two classes of lawyer found in many common law jurisdictions with split legal professions. Barristers specialise in courtroom advocacy, drafting legal pleadings and giving expert legal opinions...
on occasion. He died in 1868. In 1870, his memoirs were published, Autobiographic Recollections of George Pryme, edited by his daughter Alicia Bayne.