Dudley Ryder (judge)

The Right Honourable Sir Dudley Ryder PC
Solicitor General
In office 1733–1737
Monarch	George II
Prime Minister	Robert Walpole
Preceded by	Charles Talbot
Succeeded by	Sir John Strange
Attorney General
In office 1737–1754
Monarch	George II
Prime Minister	Robert Walpole the Earl of Wilmington Henry Pelham
Preceded by	Sir John Willes
Succeeded by	William Murray
Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench
In office 1754–1756
Monarch	George II
Prime Minister	The Duke of Newcastle
Preceded by	Sir William Lee
Succeeded by	William Murray
Personal details
Born	(1691-11-04)4 November 1691 London, England
Died	25 May 1756(1756-05-25) (aged 64) London, England
Spouse	Anne Newnham
Children	Nathaniel Ryder
Parent(s)	Richard Ryder Elizabeth Marshall
Alma mater	University of Edinburgh

Sir Dudley Ryder, PC (4 November 1691 – 25 May 1756) was an English lawyer, writer and politician who sat in the British House of Commons from 1733 until 1754 when he was appointed Chief Justice of the King's Bench.