William Pickford, 1st Baron Sterndale

The Lord Sterndale
Master of the Rolls
In office
31 October 1919 – 17 August 1923
Preceded bySir Charles Swinfen Eady
Succeeded byThe Lord Hanworth
President of the Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division
In office
17 October 1918 – 31 October 1919
Preceded bySir Samuel Evans
Succeeded byThe Lord Merrivale
Personal details
Born
William Pickford

(1848-10-01)1 October 1848
Manchester, England
Died17 August 1923(1923-08-17) (aged 74)
King Sterndale, Derbyshire, England
Spouse
Alice Mary Brooke
(m. 1880; died 1884)
Children2, including Mary
EducationLiverpool College
Alma materExeter College, Oxford
Profession
  • Barrister
  • judge

William Pickford, 1st Baron Sterndale, PC (1 October 1848 – 17 August 1923) was a British lawyer and judge. He served as a Lord Justice of Appeal between 1914 and 1918, as President of the Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division between 1918 and 1919 and as Master of the Rolls between 1919 and 1923.