The Lord Coleridge | |
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 Lord Coleridge by Eden Upton Eddis | |
| Lord Chief Justice of England | |
| In office 29 November 1880 – 14 June 1894 | |
| Monarch | Queen Victoria |
| Preceded by | Sir Alexander Cockburn, Bt |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Russell of Killowen |
| Chief Justice of the Common Pleas | |
| In office November 1873 – 20 November 1880 | |
| Monarch | Queen Victoria |
| Preceded by | Sir William Bovill |
| Succeeded by | Himself as Lord Chief Justice of England |
| Attorney General for England | |
| In office 10 November 1871 – 20 November 1873 | |
| Monarch | Queen Victoria |
| Prime Minister | William Ewart Gladstone |
| Preceded by | Robert Collier |
| Succeeded by | Henry James |
| Solicitor General for England | |
| In office 12 December 1868 – 10 November 1871 | |
| Monarch | Queen Victoria |
| Prime Minister | William Ewart Gladstone |
| Preceded by | Sir Richard Baggallay |
| Succeeded by | Sir George Jessel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Duke Coleridge 3 December 1820 Ottery St Mary, Devon United Kingdom |
| Died | 14 June 1894 (aged 73) Westminster, London United Kingdom |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Jane Fortescue Seymour Amy Augusta Jackson Lawford |
| Children | Mildred Coleridge Bernard Coleridge Stephen Coleridge Gilbert Coleridge |
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| Alma mater | Eton College Balliol College, Oxford |
| Occupation | Barrister, 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.