Person Webster; Richard Everard (1842 - 1915); Viscount Alverstone; barrister, politician and judge Webster Richard Everard barrister, politician and judge 1842 - 1915 British Male Chester Place, London, England 22 December 1842 18421222 Cranleigh, Surrey, England 15 December 1915 19151215 Burial: West Norwood cemetery, Surrey, England

Hornton Lodge, Pitt Street, London W, England (1902)

Barrister; Politician; Judge Education: King's College School (1852–8); Charterhouse (1859–61); Trinity College, Cambridge (1861-1865). Career: Called to the bar by Lincoln's Inn and taking chairs in the Temple at 2 Pump Court (1868); took silk (1878); appointed attourney general (1885-1895); private practice (1895); master of te rolls (1900); lord chief justice of England (1900-1913). Honours: KB 1885; GCMG 1893; Bt 1899; Baron 1900; Viscount 1913 Parents: Thomas Webster QC (1810–1875) and Elizabeth (d. 1848), eldest daughter of Richard Calthrop of Swineshead Abbey, Lincolnshire. Spouse: Mary Louisa (d. 1877), daughter of Charles William Calthrop MD, of Withern, Lincolnshire (1872). Children: One daughter and one son (died in 1902). Fellow 19/06/1902 60 Charles Scott Sherrington Henry Edward Armstrong Herbert Hall Turner William Thomas Blanford Joseph Larmor Michael Foster Alfred Bray Kempe Wiliam Huggins Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB References: Vanity Fair 26 May 1883, 15 January 1913 Notes: Styled 1st Baron Alverstone in 1900. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 22 Dec 1842 - 15 Dec 1915 The past Fellows entries are under continuous revision. If you have queries or additional information to contribute, please contact Library@royalsociety.org. Content in external sources is not controlled by the Royal Society and historical sources may include content that is now unacceptable. Reviewed on 23/10/2024 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA1665 21/11/2001 Andyg pmab 05/06/2025 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes 67ad961b-6485-4cdd-97e2-8a30c23e2e67