death_date death_place birth_place nationality birth_date known_for image article_title name occupation alma_mater
14 may 1924 penn , buckinghamshire , england kingsbridge , devon , england british 12 june 1841 '' ilbert bill legislative methods and forms '' file : sir courtenay ilbert.jpg courtenay ilbert
 sir courtenay ilbert lawyer , civil servant balliol college , oxford
courtenay ilbert

sir courtenay peregrine ilbert gcb kcsi cie -lrb- june 12 , 1841 -- may 14 , 1924 -rrb- was a distinguished british lawyer and civil servant .
ilbert served as the legal adviser to the viceroy of india 's council for many years until his eventual return from india to england .
his later career included appointments as the parliamentary counsel to the british treasury and as clerk of the house of commons from 1902 to 1921 .
