William Robson, Baron Robson

William Snowdon Robson, Baron Robson, of Jesmond in the County of Northumberland GCMG PC ( born September 10, 1852 in Newcastle upon Tyne, † September 11, 1918 in Battle, East Sussex ) was a British politician of the Liberal Party and a lawyer, the more years a deputy in the House of Commons, and most recently as a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary, due to the Appellate jurisdiction Act 1876 as a Life peer was also a member of the House of Lords.

Life

Lawyer and Member of Parliament House of Commons

After schooling Robson graduated in law at Gonville and Caius College, University of Cambridge and received his legal approval in 1880 of the Bar Association ( Inns of Court ) of the Inner Temple and took a connection Practising barrister on. Five years later, he was first elected as a candidate of the Liberal Party as a delegate in the House of Commons on 24 November 1885, represented there until his retirement in less than eight months later, on July 1, 1886 the constituency of Bow and Bromley.

He then worked again as a barrister and was nominated for his lawyer's achievements in 1892 's Counsel (Queen 's Counsel ). On 13 July 1895 he was again elected deputy in the lower house and represented there now until October 26, 1910 South Shields constituency. During this time he was also recorder 1895-1905 ( magistrates ) of Newcastle upon Tyne and was also 1899 so-called " Bencher " of the Bar of the Inner Temple.

On December 12, 1905, the appointment was made as Robson's successor Edward Carson to the Solicitor General of England and Wales. At the same time he was made a Knight Bachelor and led henceforth the additional name "Sir".

Attorney General, Lord Justice and the House of Lords member

After completion of the work as Solicitor General on 28 January 1908 and his replacement by Samuel Thomas Evans on January 28, 1908, he was the successor of the late John Lawson Walton as Attorney General for England and Wales and has held this post until his replacement by Rufus Isaacs on 7 October 1910.

By Letters Patent of October 7, 1910 was Robson, which includes among others the Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George was awarded because of the Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876 as a Life peer with the title Baron Robson, of Jesmond in the County of Northumberland appointed member of the House of Lords to the nobility and worked until his resignation in 1912 as Lord Justice (Lord of Appeal in Ordinary). In addition, he was also Privy Councillor in 1910.