The Viscount Alverstone | |
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Lord Chief Justice of England | |
In office 24 October 1900 – 21 October 1913 | |
Monarchs | Queen Victoria Edward VII George V |
Preceded by | The Lord Russell of Killowen |
Succeeded by | The Earl of Reading |
Master of the Rolls | |
In office 9 May 1900 – 24 October 1900 | |
Monarch | Queen Victoria |
Prime Minister | The Marquess of Salisbury |
Preceded by | Sir Nathaniel Lindley |
Succeeded by | Sir Archibald Levin Smith |
Attorney General for England | |
In office 27 June 1885 – 28 January 1886 | |
Monarch | Queen Victoria |
Prime Minister | The Marquess of Salisbury |
Preceded by | Sir Henry James |
Succeeded by | Sir Charles Russell |
In office 5 August 1886 – 11 August 1892 | |
Monarch | Queen Victoria |
Prime Minister | The Marquess of Salisbury |
Preceded by | Sir Charles Russell |
Succeeded by | Sir Charles Russell |
In office 8 July 1895 – 7 May 1900 | |
Monarch | Queen Victoria |
Prime Minister | The Marquess of Salisbury |
Preceded by | Sir Robert Reid |
Succeeded by | Sir Robert Finlay |
Personal details | |
Born | Richard Everard Webster 22 December 1842 Holborn, London United Kingdom |
Died | 15 December 1915 Cranleigh, Surrey United Kingdom | (aged 72)
Resting place | West Norwood Cemetery Lambeth, London United Kingdom |
Political party | Conservative |
Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
Occupation | Barrister, judge |
Richard Everard Webster, 1st Viscount Alverstone, GCMG, PC, FRS (22 December 1842 – 15 December 1915) was a British barrister, politician and judge who served in many high political and judicial offices.