C. G. (Charles Greenstreet) Addison

Charles Greenstreet Addison (1 April 1812 – 19 February 1866) was an English barrister and writer whose work crossed several fields. Reliable reference sources describe him as a legal, historical, and travel writer, and that mix shows in the books he left behind.

He was the son of W. Dering Addison of Maidstone, and he was called to the bar by the Inner Temple in 1842. Alongside his legal career, he published travel writing on Damascus and Palmyra, historical studies including books on the Knights Templar and the Temple Church, and major law texts that stayed useful well after his death.

Among the works most often associated with him are A Treatise on the Law of Contracts and Wrongs and Their Remedies, books that helped secure his reputation as a practical legal author. No suitable confirmed portrait image was found from the page materials checked, so a profile image is not included here.