Richard Webster, 1st Viscount Alverstone
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.
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 (aged 72) Cranleigh, Surrey United Kingdom |
| Resting place | West Norwood Cemetery Lambeth, London United Kingdom |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Occupation | Barrister, judge |
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