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William Pickford, 1st Baron Sterndale
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William Pickford, 1st Baron Sterndale, PC (1 October 1848 – 17 August 1923) was a British lawyer and judge. He served as a Lord Justice of Appeal between 1914 and 1918, as President of the Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division between 1918 and 1919 and as Master of the Rolls between 1919 and 1923.
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The Lord Sterndale | |
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Master of the Rolls | |
In office 31 October 1919 – 17 August 1923 | |
Preceded by | Sir Charles Swinfen Eady |
Succeeded by | The Lord Hanworth |
President of the Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division | |
In office 17 October 1918 – 31 October 1919 | |
Preceded by | Sir Samuel Evans |
Succeeded by | The Lord Merrivale |
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Born | William Pickford (1848-10-01)1 October 1848 Manchester, England |
Died | 17 August 1923(1923-08-17) (aged 74) King Sterndale, Derbyshire, England |
Spouse |
Alice Mary Brooke
(m. 1880; died 1884) |
Children | 2, including Mary |
Alma mater | Exeter College, Oxford |
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