Joseph Kinnicutt Angell | |
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| Born | April 30, 1794 Providence, Rhode Island, United States |
| Died | May 1, 1857 (aged 63) Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
| Occupation | Legal writer |
Joseph Kinnicutt Angell (April 30, 1794 – May 1, 1857) was an American legal writer born in Providence, Rhode Island. He graduated from Brown University with a Bachelor of Arts, and was admitted to the bar association of Rhode Island in 1816. Angell stayed in London from 1820 to 1822 to attend a case about an estate before the Court of Chancery. There, he spent most of his time at the Palace of Westminster and the Oxford University library, ultimately deciding to be a legal writer. He wrote various books and articles on topics that included property in tidewaters, incorporeal hereditaments, limitations of actions, and corporate tax. He served as the reporter of the decisions of the Supreme Court of Rhode Island from 1845 to 1849. During his term, he published two pamphlets about various cases of the supreme court. He died on May 1, 1857, in Boston, Massachusetts.