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Vice Admiralty Court Act 1768
- When
- 8 March 1768
- Where
- Parliament of Great Britain
The Vice Admiralty Court Act, the last of the five acts, passed on 8 March 1768, after Townshend's death, creating four district courts.
The Vice Admiralty Court Act 1768 passed on 8 March 1768, the year after the other four acts. Because Lord Charles Townshend had died suddenly in September 1767, he did not introduce this act. The act created four district vice admiralty courts, located at Halifax, Boston, Philadelphia, and Charleston, because the court established in 1764 had proved too remote to serve all of the colonies.
Sources
- Townshend Acts Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-23
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