Dudley Ryder (judge)

Dudley Ryder
Solicitor General
In office
1733–1737
MonarchGeorge II
Prime MinisterRobert Walpole
Preceded byCharles Talbot
Succeeded bySir John Strange
Attorney General
In office
1737–1754
MonarchGeorge II
Prime Minister
Preceded bySir John Willes
Succeeded byWilliam Murray
Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench
In office
1754–1756
MonarchGeorge II
Prime MinisterThe Duke of Newcastle
Preceded bySir William Lee
Succeeded byWilliam Murray
Personal details
Born(1691-11-04)4 November 1691
London, England
Died25 May 1756(1756-05-25) (aged 64)
London, England
SpouseAnne Newnham
ChildrenNathaniel Ryder
Parent(s)Richard Ryder
Elizabeth Marshall
Alma materUniversity of Edinburgh
The tomb of Lord Dudley Ryder

Sir Dudley Ryder, PC (4 November 1691 – 25 May 1756) was an English lawyer, writer and politician who sat in the British House of Commons from 1733 until 1754 when he was appointed Chief Justice of the King's Bench.