Richard Webster, 1st Viscount Alverstone

The Viscount Alverstone
The Viscount Alverstone
Lord Chief Justice of England
In office
24 October 1900 – 21 October 1913
MonarchsQueen Victoria
Edward VII
George V
Preceded byThe Lord Russell of Killowen
Succeeded byThe Earl of Reading
Master of the Rolls
In office
9 May 1900 – 24 October 1900
MonarchQueen Victoria
Prime MinisterThe Marquess of Salisbury
Preceded bySir Nathaniel Lindley
Succeeded bySir Archibald Levin Smith
Attorney General for England
In office
27 June 1885 – 28 January 1886
MonarchQueen Victoria
Prime MinisterThe Marquess of Salisbury
Preceded bySir Henry James
Succeeded bySir Charles Russell
In office
5 August 1886 – 11 August 1892
MonarchQueen Victoria
Prime MinisterThe Marquess of Salisbury
Preceded bySir Charles Russell
Succeeded bySir Charles Russell
In office
8 July 1895 – 7 May 1900
MonarchQueen Victoria
Prime MinisterThe Marquess of Salisbury
Preceded bySir Robert Reid
Succeeded bySir Robert Finlay
Personal details
Born
Richard Everard Webster

22 December 1842
Holborn, London
United Kingdom
Died15 December 1915(1915-12-15) (aged 72)
Cranleigh, Surrey
United Kingdom
Resting placeWest Norwood Cemetery
Lambeth, London
United Kingdom
Political partyConservative
Alma materTrinity College, Cambridge
OccupationBarrister, 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.