Sir Arthur Clavell Salter KC (30 October 1859 — 30 November 1928) was a British Conservative Party

Conservative Party (UK)

The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...

 politician and judge who sat as a Judge of the High Court of Justice

High Court of Justice

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. Born to Henry Salter and his wife Henrietta, Salter was educated at Wimborne Grammar School

Queen Elizabeth's School, Wimborne Minster

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 and King's College, London, where he studied arts and law. He was called to the Bar in 1885 by the Middle Temple

Middle Temple

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, became a King's Counsel in 1904 and was elected as a Member of Parliament for Basingstoke in 1906, where he sat until his appointment as a High Court Judge in 1917. He served in the High Court until 30 November 1928, when he died.

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