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 Westminster, London United Kingdom | (aged 73)
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.