Richard Pepper Arden, 1st Baron Alvanley
The Lord Alvanley | |
|---|---|
| Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas | |
| In office 23 May 1801 – 19 March 1804 | |
| Monarch | George III |
| Preceded by | The Lord Eldon |
| Succeeded by | Sir James Mansfield |
| Master of the Rolls | |
| In office 1788–1801 | |
| Monarch | George III |
| Preceded by | Sir Lloyd Kenyon |
| Succeeded by | Sir William Grant |
| Attorney General | |
| In office 1784–1788 | |
| Monarch | George III |
| Prime Minister | William Pitt the Younger |
| Preceded by | Lloyd Kenyon |
| Succeeded by | Sir Archibald Macdonald |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 June 1744 Bredbury, England |
| Died | 19 March 1804 (aged 59) |
| Political party | Whig |
| Spouse |
Anne Dorothea Wilbraham-Bootle
(m. 1784) |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
Richard Pepper Arden, 1st Baron Alvanley PC KC (20 May 1744 – 19 March 1804) was a British barrister and Whig politician, who served as the Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas. He was a Member of Parliament from 1783 to 1801.