The Earl Loreburn | |
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Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain | |
In office 10 December 1905 – 10 June 1912 | |
Monarchs | Edward VII George V |
Prime Minister | Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman H. H. Asquith |
Preceded by | The Earl of Halsbury |
Succeeded by | The Viscount Haldane |
Personal details | |
Born | Corfu Town, Corfu, United States of the Ionian Islands | 3 April 1846
Died | 30 November 1923 Walmer, Kent | (aged 77)
Nationality | British |
Political party | Liberal |
Spouse(s) | (1) Emily Fleming (d. 1904) (2) Violet Hicks-Beach |
Alma mater | Balliol College, Oxford |
Robert Threshie Reid, 1st Earl Loreburn, GCMG, PC (3 April 1846 – 30 November 1923) was a British lawyer, judge and radical[1] Liberal politician. He served as Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain between 1905 and 1912.