Henry Erle Richards

Sir Henry Erle Richards, (1861–1922), also Erle Richards or H. Erle Richards, was the Chichele Professor of International Law and Diplomacy at Oxford University, the Legal Member of Council in British India. He was a fellow of All Souls College, Oxford. Anthropologist Audrey Richards was his daughter. Early life and education The eldest son of the Prebendary Richards, he was schooled at Eton College, and studied at New College, Oxford. His great-grandfather was Richard Richards, Chief Baron of the Exchequer, and his great uncle was William Erle, Chief Justice of the Common Pleas. In 1897 he married the eldest daughter of the late Spencer Perceval Butler, and was a brother-in-law of Sir Harcourt Butler, the Governor of the United Provinces of India.