The Lord Trevethin | |
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Lord Chief Justice of England | |
In office 15 April 1921 – 2 March 1922 | |
Monarch | George V |
Preceded by | The Earl of Reading |
Succeeded by | The Lord Hewart |
Personal details | |
Born | 24 November 1843 Pontypool, Monmouthshire United Kingdom |
Died | 3 August 1936 Builth, Brecknockshire United Kingdom | (aged 92)
Alma mater | Trinity Hall, Cambridge |
Occupation | Judge |
Alfred Tristram Lawrence, 1st Baron Trevethin, PC (24 November 1843 – 3 August 1936) was a British lawyer and judge. He served as Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales from 1921 to 1922. He is best remembered for the questionable manner in which he became Lord Chief Justice, under a plan devised by David Lloyd George.