John Coleridge, 1st Baron Coleridge

John Duke Coleridge, 1st Baron Coleridge PC (born December 3, 1820 in Ottery St. Mary , † June 14, 1894 in London ) was a British lawyer, judge and politician.

Coleridge was the eldest son of Sir John Taylor Coleridge and the great-nephew of the poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge . He attended Eton College and then studied at Balliol College, Oxford . From 1853 to 1854 he was Secretary of the Royal Commission on the City of London . In 1865 he was for the Liberal Party in the House of Commons voted. From 1868 to 1873 he was Attorney General and then Solicitor General . He then moved to the office of Chief Justice of the Common Pleas , which he held for seven years. As early as January 10, 1874, Coleridge was raised to hereditary nobility as Baron Coleridge , of Ottery St. Mary in the County of Devon .

In 1880 he became Lord Chief Justice of England .

Lord Coleridge was married to Jane Fortescue Seymour and had four children with her. His first wife died in 1878. He married Amy Augusta Jackson Lawford in 1885. Lord Coleridge died at the age of 74 on June 14, 1894. His eldest son Bernard , who also became a well-known judge, inherited his title .

Web links

John Coleridge at Hansard (English)

Individual evidence

↑ List of commissions and officials: 1850-1859 (nos. 53-94) . Office-Holders in Modern Britain: Volume 9, 1984. Retrieved March 10, 2008.

Web links

Commons : John Coleridge, 1st Baron Coleridge - Collection of Pictures, Videos and Audio Files

predecessor	Office	successor
New title created	Baron Coleridge 1874-1894	Bernard Coleridge

personal data
SURNAME	Coleridge, John, 1st Baron Coleridge
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Coleridge, John
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	English lawyer, politician, member of the House of Commons and judge
DATE OF BIRTH	December 3, 1820
PLACE OF BIRTH	Ottery St. Mary
DATE OF DEATH	June 14, 1894
Place of death	London

[1] List of commissions and officials: 1850-1859 (nos. 53-94) . Office-Holders in Modern Britain: Volume 9, 1984. Retrieved March 10, 2008.