John Coleridge, 1st Baron Coleridge
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The Right Honourable The Lord Coleridge PC |
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Lord Coleridge by Eden Upton Eddis
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| 2nd Lord Chief Justice of England | |
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In office 29 November 1880 – 14 June 1894 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Preceded by | Sir Alexander Cockburn, Bt |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Russell of Killowen |
| Chief Justice of the Common Pleas | |
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In office November 1873 – 20 November 1880 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Preceded by | Sir William Bovill |
| Succeeded by | Himself as Lord Chief Justice of England |
| Attorney General for England | |
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In office 10 November 1871 – 20 November 1873 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | William Ewart Gladstone |
| Preceded by | Robert Collier |
| Succeeded by | Henry James |
| Solicitor General for England | |
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In office 12 December 1868 – 10 November 1871 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | William Ewart Gladstone |
| Preceded by | Sir Richard Baggallay |
| Succeeded by | Sir George Jessel |
| Personal details | |
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John Duke Coleridge 3 December 1820 Ottery St Mary, Devon United Kingdom |
| Died | 14 June 1894 (aged 73) Westminster, London United Kingdom |
| Nationality | United Kingdom |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) |
Jane Fortescue Seymour Amy Augusta Jackson Lawford (1885–1894) |
| Relations | John Taylor Coleridge (Father) |
| Children |
Bernard Coleridge Stephen Coleridge 1 Other Son 1 Daughter |
| Alma mater |
Eton College Balliol College, Oxford |
| Occupation | Barrister, Politician |
John Duke Coleridge, 1st Baron Coleridge, PC (3 December 1820 – 14 June 1894) was an English lawyer, judge and Liberal politician. He held the posts, in turn, of Solicitor General for England and Wales, Attorney General for England and Wales, Chief Justice of the Common Pleas and Lord Chief Justice of England.
Coleridge was the eldest son of John Taylor Coleridge, and the great-nephew of the poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge. He was educated at Eton and Balliol College, Oxford, and was called to the bar in 1846.
Coleridge was a member of the Canterbury Association from 24 June 1851.
Coleridge established a successful legal practice on the western circuit. From 1853 to 1854 he held the post of secretary to the Royal Commission on the City of London. In 1865 he was elected to the House of Commons for Exeter for the Liberal Party. He made a favourable impression on the leaders of his party and when the Liberals came to office in 1868 under William Ewart Gladstone, Coleridge was appointed Solicitor-General. In 1871 he was promoted to Attorney-General, a post he held until 1873. In 1871 he was also involved in the high-publicity Tichborne Case.
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