The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-12-15
V|SCOUNT
ALVERSTONE
DIED TODAY
FORMER CHIEF JUSTICE OF ENG
LAND WAS ONE OF THE MOST
POPULAR BRiTlSHERS - RE-
SIGNED IN 1912.

London, Dec. 15.-Viscount Alver.
stone, former chief justice of Eng
land, died hero today.
Niscount Alyerstone, for nearly thir-
teen years lord chief justice of Eng
land, was one of the most popular,
human and many-sided men in British
public life. While on circuit at New
castle in February, 1912, Lord Alver-
stone was seized with a serious heart
attack, and his continued i'll health
led to his resignation.
Tall, athletically modelled and Wig
orous, he was a splendid specimen of
the old school of English gentlemen.
At Cambridge, where the finishing
touches were put to his education,
he was noted as a distance runner,
being in fact "the best of his year"
His interest in sports he carried into
the world and won many trophies on
the cinder track. Until his seven
tieth year he was an enthusiastic
rider and good hand at golf, and
in the earlier days of the big ring con-
tests was a frequent visitor OF The Ma
tional Sporting club.
He came into prominence before
the American public as the repre-
sentative of England on the Alaskan
boundary commission. His vote in
support of the chief claims of the
United States gave America the prac-
tical victory, Many Canadians pro-
fessed to believe and with bitterness
asserted, that the American govern
ment went into arbitration only after
it had reached an understanding that =
the American case should win, and
that Alverstone was put forward to
carry out the diplomatic bargain.
No confirmation of that theory has
ever appeared, but Lord Alverstone
was for months bitterly attacked by
Canadians, particularly in the west,
where it was thought that England,
as in the case of the Oregon bound
airy case years before, was giving up
what she thought useless territory,
but which Canadians knew to be rich,
simply to placate America. Previous
to the Alaskan commission, Lord AL
verstone, then Richard Evereard Web
ster, rendered good service to his
government as one of the British
counsel before the Venezuelan bound
airy commission, which met in Paris
as a result of President Clevelands
famous war message.
These were the pleasanter incidents
of his professional career. He had
had one case at least that was far
from pleasant. When attorney gen.
eral in the conservative administra-
ton at the time, he appeared as lead
ing counsel for the Times before the
Parnell commission, and it fell to
his lot to pick up the pieces after
the breakdown of Pigott. The storm
settled fiercely about the head of the
counsel for the Times for weeks.
and for once Alverstone's remark
abl physique showed signs of wear
and tear.
Lord Alverstone, however, had
done good work for his party and
his country, was considered one of the
leading lawyers of his time, and had
a keen sympathy, acute knowledge Of
men and great insight into affairs,
and a wide knowledge of his pro-
fession, all obtained by hard work
He was born on December %, 1912.
His father was Thomas Webster, Q.
c., well known at Westminster where
he had large practice, especially
in patent cases.
Lord Alverstone was a widower.