Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-10-17
CHIEF JUSTICE COLERIDGE.
A Distinguished Visitor to Arrive Her,
TO.MOrrOw.

ARRANGEMENTS FOR HTS ENT ERTAINMENT MADE BY
THE COMMITTEE OF THE BAR AssoCIATIoN-A
SKETCH OF HIS LIFE
Lord Coleridge, the distinguished English jurist,
whose visit to this country has been remarkable
Ior the honors bestowed upon him by members Of
the oar, VIII arrive In this city tomorrow after
con at 4:47, and will remain here until next Mon
day. He Will be met at the depot tomorrow after
noon by the committee OF the bar aSSOcfa-
ton and the Attorney General, and taken
TO Wormley'S hotel, where he Is to be
entertained as the guest Of the bar association
Secretary Of States residence Friday he will be
taken by the Attorney General to the Supreme
court and VIII also call on the President, and,
with the committee, visit the departments Instead
OF having formal reception the committee has ar
ranged to have the members Of the bar as
ta soclatlon with number of distinguished In
oited guests accompany the chief justice
on trip to Mount Vernon Saturday The
time OF the distinguished visitor while here
VIII De entirely taken up by the entertainment ar
| ranged by the committee and the hosptalities of
more private character, including dinner to be
night The committee OF the bar association. con-.
posed OF Messrs. R: T. Merrick, Samuel Shelabar-
Hcs ger, W; A. M MMaury, G. Paine, j. H; Ashton, James
with the Attorney General, Chief Justice Waite
and his associates Of the Supreme court, and the
oncfaiS of the government.
At the reception to be given by Secretary Frelng-
huysen tomorrow evening in honor OF Lord Cole
r1dge the guests VIII be the members OF the Cabf-
OF OF The supreme Court, the judges of the Court OF
claims, the justices OF the Supreme Court of the
district, committee Of the bar association and
Lord Cole11dges party. No ladies' will be present
SKETCH OF LORD COLERIDGE's LIFE.
John Duke, Lord Coleridge, was born in the year
1921. He was educated at Eaton and Balliol col
lege Oxford, where he obtained a scholarship and
graduated B. A. In 1S42 and NJ. A. in 1854 up to
which year he had been fellow of Exeter college.
He was called to the bar at the Middle Temple,
or6 fy,o
cult, OF which he was for years leader In 1856
he was appointed recorder Of Portsmouth and was
created queens counsel in 1S46 being soon after
wards nominated bencher of the Middle Temple
He was an unsuccessful candidate for the repre-
SentatfOn OF Exeter in August 1864 but was elected
for that city in July. 1863 and continued to repre-
sent it till November, 1873.
In December, 1868, on the fornatian Of Mr.. Glad
stones government, he was appointed to I'LL the
once OF solicitor general, when he received the
honor OF knghthOOd, and in November, 1871 on Sir
RopeTt Col1er being appointed to q judgeShip in
Ihe Jydicial department. OF the pr1Vy council, Sir
John Duke Coleridge was appointed to succeed him
as attorney general On the retirement of Lord
Romllly, In 1873, from the maStership OF the rolls
Sir JOhn Coier1dge as attorney general, though a
first offer Of that appointment. but after mature
denoerat1en he declined the Office. Soon after
Ward, however. the death OF Sir William BOvill
let the chief jsticeship Of the court common pleas
ONCE was at once conferred upon Sir John Cole
I1dge, VINO was sworn in as lord chief Justice
november 18th, 1873 In the following month he
was raised TO the peerage, with the title OF Baron
at one time contributor to the Edinburgh Rerieto
and other periodicals.
The position which he holds IS next I'm legal
1ghty and honor to the lord chancellorship OF Eng
land He has not only the reputation OF a shining
Snt IN the law, but also that OF most entertain
ing conVerSatlonaist and after-dinner speaker.