▁P ank h urst ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Henry ▁Francis ▁P ank h urst ▁( 1 8 0 6 – 1 8 7 3 ) ▁and ▁Margaret ▁Mars den ▁( 1 8 0 3 – 1 8 7 9 ). ▁P ank h urst ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Sto ke ▁but ▁spent ▁most ▁of ▁his ▁life ▁in ▁Manchester ▁and ▁London . ▁He ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁Manchester ▁Gram mar ▁School ▁and ▁O w ens ▁College ▁of ▁Manchester . ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 8 ▁he ▁graduated ▁B . A . ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁London ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 9 ▁was ▁awarded ▁LL . B . ▁with ▁Hon ours . ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 3 ▁he ▁graduated ▁LL . D . ▁with ▁gold ▁medal . ▁ ▁Career ▁He ▁was ▁called ▁to ▁the ▁Bar ▁at ▁Lincoln ' s ▁Inn ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 7 ▁and ▁joined ▁the ▁Northern ▁Ass izes ▁circuit . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Bar ▁of ▁the ▁County ▁Pal at ine ▁of ▁Lanc aster ▁Court . ▁ ▁Following ▁qual ification ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁founder ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Manchester ▁Liberal ▁Association , ▁although ▁he ▁was ▁subsequently ▁to ▁fall ▁out ▁with ▁the ▁Liber als . ▁ ▁He ▁campaign ed ▁for ▁multiple ▁causes , ▁including ▁free ▁speech , ▁universal ▁free ▁sec ular ▁education , ▁republic an ism , ▁home ▁rule ▁for ▁the ▁Irish , ▁independence ▁for ▁India , ▁national isation ▁of ▁land , ▁the ▁dis est ab lish ment ▁of ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁England ▁and ▁the ▁abol ition ▁of ▁the