James Creed Meredith
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James Creed Meredith K.C., LL.D. (28 November 1875 – 14 August 1942) was an Irish nationalist of the early 20th century, who upheld Brehon Law. He was President of the Supreme Court of the Irish Republic, Chief Judicial Commissioner of Ireland and a Judge of the High Court and the Supreme Court of Ireland.
Philosophy and writings
Meredith was remembered as a kind, intelligent and philosophical man. A polymath, he held doctorates in literature and law. He wrote a successful play and five books, most notable of which was his 1911 translation of 'Kant's Critique of Aesthetic Judgement', still widely used today by English speaking scholars of Immanuel Kant.
The Merediths' Dublin house, Hopeton, was a centre for well-known poets, writers and artists of the time, and they also kept a country residence, Albert House, at Dalkey. Never one to follow the crowd, he became a Quaker in later life and after his death, 14 August 1942, was buried at the Friend's Temple Hill Cemetery, Blackrock, Dublin.
Works
- Kant's Critique of aesthetic judgement / translated with seven introductory essays, notes, and analytical index, Oxford, 1911 at Internet Archive
- Proportional representation in Ireland, Dublin and London, 1913 at Internet Archive
- (with Hector Hughes) The Increase of Rent and Mortgage Interest (Restrictions) Act, 1920, Dublin, 1920
- The rainbow in the valley, Dublin, 1939 (science fiction)
- Nell Nelligan: A romance of the Irish volunteers, Dublin, 1940 (a play)
