England Objects to the Treaty of Versailles, June 1, 1919

Journal of Liberal History

On This Day

20 July 1873

Death of Richard Bethell, 1st Baron Westbury, Whig MP for Aylesbury 1851-59 and Wolverhampton 1859-61

After serving as Solicitor and Attorney General, Lord Palmerston appointed him Lord Chancellor in 1861 to succeed Lord Campbell. Lord Westbury was responsible for two key pieces of legislation – the Divorce Act of 1857 and the Land Registry Act of 1862.