Alfred Lawrence, 1st Baron Trevethin

Alfred Tristram Lawrence, 1st Baron Trevethin, PC (24 November 1843 – 3 August 1936) was a British lawyer and judge. He served as Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales from 1921 to 1922. He is best remembered for the questionable manner in which he became Lord Chief Justice, under a plan devised by David Lloyd George.

The Right Honourable
The Lord Trevethin
PC
Lord Chief Justice of England
In office
15 April 1921  2 March 1922
MonarchGeorge V
Preceded byThe Earl of Reading
Succeeded byThe Lord Hewart
Personal details
Born24 November 1843
Pontypool, Monmouthshire
United Kingdom
Died3 August 1936(1936-08-03) (aged 92)
Builth, Brecknockshire
United Kingdom
Alma materTrinity Hall, Cambridge
OccupationJudge
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