John Coleridge, 1st Baron Coleridge

The Lord Coleridge
The Lord Coleridge
Lord Coleridge by Eden Upton Eddis
Lord Chief Justice of England
In office
29 November 1880 – 14 June 1894
MonarchQueen Victoria
Preceded bySir Alexander Cockburn, Bt
Succeeded byThe Lord Russell of Killowen
Chief Justice of the Common Pleas
In office
November 1873 – 20 November 1880
MonarchQueen Victoria
Preceded bySir William Bovill
Succeeded byHimself
as Lord Chief Justice of England
Attorney General for England
In office
10 November 1871 – 20 November 1873
MonarchQueen Victoria
Prime MinisterWilliam Ewart Gladstone
Preceded byRobert Collier
Succeeded byHenry James
Solicitor General for England
In office
12 December 1868 – 10 November 1871
MonarchQueen Victoria
Prime MinisterWilliam Ewart Gladstone
Preceded bySir Richard Baggallay
Succeeded bySir George Jessel
Personal details
Born
John Duke Coleridge

3 December 1820
Ottery St Mary, Devon
United Kingdom
Died14 June 1894(1894-06-14) (aged 73)
Westminster, London
United Kingdom
Political partyLiberal
Spouse(s)Jane Fortescue Seymour
Amy Augusta Jackson Lawford
ChildrenMildred Coleridge
Bernard Coleridge
Stephen Coleridge
Gilbert Coleridge
Parent
Alma materEton College
Balliol College, Oxford
OccupationBarrister, Politician

John Duke Coleridge, 1st Baron Coleridge, PC (3 December 1820 – 14 June 1894) was an English lawyer, judge and Liberal politician. He held the posts, in turn, of Solicitor-General for England, Attorney-General for England, Chief Justice of the Common Pleas and Lord Chief Justice of England.