Baron Alvanley
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Baron Alvanley, of Alvanley
in the County of Chester
, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
. It was created on 22 May 1801 for Sir Richard Arden, the Chief Justice of the Common Pleas
and former Master of the Rolls
. The title became extinct on the death of his second son, the third Baron (who had succeeded his elder brother), in 1857.
Alvanley
right|thumb|200px|Map of civil parish of Alvanley within the former borough of [[Vale Royal]].Alvanley is a small rural village and civil parish near the village of Helsby, in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England...
in the County of Chester
Chester
Chester is a city in Cheshire, England. Lying on the River Dee, close to the border with Wales, it is home to 77,040 inhabitants, and is the largest and most populous settlement of the wider unitary authority area of Cheshire West and Chester, which had a population of 328,100 according to the...
, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
Peerage of the United Kingdom
The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801, when it replaced the Peerage of Great Britain...
. It was created on 22 May 1801 for Sir Richard Arden, the Chief Justice of the Common Pleas
Chief Justice of the Common Pleas
The Court of Common Pleas, also known as the Common Bench or Common Place, was the second highest common law court in the English legal system until 1880, when it was dissolved. As such, the Chief Justice of the Common Pleas was one of the highest judicial officials in England, behind only the Lord...
and former Master of the Rolls
Master of the Rolls
The Keeper or Master of the Rolls and Records of the Chancery of England, known as the Master of the Rolls, is the second most senior judge in England and Wales, after the Lord Chief Justice. The Master of the Rolls is the presiding officer of the Civil Division of the Court of Appeal...
. The title became extinct on the death of his second son, the third Baron (who had succeeded his elder brother), in 1857.
Barons Alvanley (1801)
- Richard Pepper Arden, 1st Baron Alvanley (1744–1804)
- William Arden, 2nd Baron AlvanleyWilliam Arden, 2nd Baron AlvanleyWilliam Arden, 2nd Baron Alvanley was the son of Richard Arden, 1st Baron Alvanley. He was an officer in the Coldstream Guards, attaining the rank of Captain in the service of the 50th Regiment of Foot....
(1789–1849) - Richard Pepper Arden, 3rd Baron Alvanley (1792–1857)