The Lord Westbury | |
|---|---|
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| Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain | |
| In office 26 June 1861 – 7 July 1865 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | The Viscount Palmerston |
| Preceded by | The Lord Campbell |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Cranworth |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 June 1800 Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire |
| Died | 20 July 1873 (aged 73) Lancaster Gate, London |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouses | Ellinor Abraham
(m. 1823; died 1863)Eleanor Tennant (m. 1873) |
| Children | 8, including Augusta |
| Alma mater | Wadham College, Oxford |
Richard Bethell, 1st Baron Westbury, PC (30 June 1800 – 20 July 1873) was a British lawyer, judge and Liberal politician. He served as Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain between 1861 and 1865. He was knighted in 1852 and raised to the peerage in 1861.[1]