Complex sentence: Edwin John James QC ("c." 1812-4 March 1882) was an English lawyer, who also practised in the U.S., Member of Parliament and would-be actor whose professional misconduct led him to end his life in poverty.
Split into simpler sentences: Edwin John James QC ("c." 1812-4 March 1882) was an English lawyer who also practised in the U.S., a Member of Parliament and would-be actor. His professional misconduct led him to end his life in poverty.