Ernest Murray Pollock, 1st Viscount Hanworth KBE PC KC (25 November 1861–22 October 1936) was a British Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) and Master of the Rolls.
He was the MP for Warwick and Leamington from 1910 to 1923. In 1919, under David Lloyd George, he was appointed Solicitor General and remained this until 1922, when he became Attorney General, but left this post the same year. He left the House of Commons at the 1923 general election, and was replaced in his seat by Anthony Eden. He was appointed to the Privy Council in the 1922 New Year Honours.[1] He was also a baronet.
Pollock was Master of the Rolls from 1923 to 1935. On 28 January 1926, he elevated to the House of Lords as Baron Hanworth, and was raised as Viscount Hanworth on 17 January 1936. He died later in 1936 aged 74.
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Thomas Berridge |
Member of Parliament for Warwick and Leamington 1910–1923 |
Succeeded by Anthony Eden |
| Legal offices | ||
| Preceded by Gordon Hewart |
Solicitor General for England and Wales 1919–1922 |
Succeeded by Leslie Scott |
| Preceded by Gordon Hewart |
Attorney General for England and Wales 1922 |
Succeeded by Douglas Hogg |
| Preceded by Lord Sterndale |
Master of the Rolls 1923–1935 |
Succeeded by Lord Wright |
| Baronetage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by (new creation) |
Baronet 1922–1936 |
Succeeded by David Pollock |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by (new creation) |
Baron Hanworth 1926–1936 |
Succeeded by David Pollock |
| Preceded by (new creation) |
Viscount Hanworth 1936 |
Succeeded by David Pollock |