Baron Hatherley

Baron Hatherley (1801-1881), full name William Page Wood, 1st Baron Hatherley, was a British barrister and statesman, elected to represent Oxford in Parliament. In 1847, he became Solicitor-General, in 1853 raised to the bench, and in 1868 made Lord Chancellor in William Ewart Gladstone's first ministry. He retired in 1872 from failing sight.

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