Baron Coleridge
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Baron Coleridge, of Ottery St Mary in the County of Devon, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1874 for Sir John Coleridge, a prominent lawyer, judge and Liberal politician. He served as Lord Chief Justice of England from 1880 to 1894. His son, the second Baron, represented Attercliffe in the House of Commons and served as a Judge of the High Court of Justice. As of 2007 the title is held by the latter's great-grandson, the fifth Baron, who succeeded in 1984.
The first Baron was the son of Sir John Taylor Coleridge and the great-nephew of the poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
[edit] Barons Coleridge (1874)
- John Duke Coleridge, 1st Baron Coleridge (1821-1894)
- Bernard John Seymour Coleridge, 2nd Baron Coleridge (1851-1927)
- Geoffrey Duke Coleridge, 3rd Baron Coleridge (1877-1955)
- Richard Duke Coleridge, 4th Baron Coleridge (1905-1984)
- William Duke Coleridge, 5th Baron Coleridge (b. 1937)
[edit] References
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
