Historedia
Person

Lord Erskine

Events
1
Episodes
4
Years
1822–1824

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Lord Erskine, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals established

    1822–1824

    Role: Legislative precursor

    1. 1822 · Unspecified location of Broome's 1822 court effortsInspector Role Origins

      The role of the RSPCA inspector originated from Broome's 1822 efforts to bring cruelty charges to court.

    2. 1824 · London courtsFirst Year Prosecutions

      In its first year, the newly formed society brought 63 offenders before the courts for animal cruelty.

    3. 1824 · LondonEarly Publication Efforts

      The society promoted kindly attitudes toward animals through the publication of books, tracts, and annual sermons.

    4. 16 June 1824 · Old Slaughter's Coffee HouseFounding Meeting

      The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was formally established at a meeting in London on 16 June 1824.

Sources

  1. RSPCA Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-02