Judge: What do you suppose I am on the Bench for, Mr. Smith… - F. E. Smith, 1st Earl of Birkenhead

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Judge: What do you suppose I am on the Bench for, Mr. Smith? Smith: It is not for me, Your Honour, to attempt to fathom the inscrutable workings of Providence.

F. E. Smith, 1st Earl of Birkenhead

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Frederick Edwin Smith, 1st Earl of Birkenhead, GCSI, PC (12 July 1872 – 30 September 1930) was a British Conservative statesman and lawyer of the early 20th century. He was a skilled orator, noted for his staunch opposition to Irish nationalism, his wit, pugnacious views, and hard living and drinking. He is perhaps best remembered today as Winston Churchill's greatest personal and political friend until Smith's untimely death at age 58.

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Native Name: Frederick Edwin Smith, 1. Earl of Birkenhead

Alternative Names: Frederick Edwin Smith • Frederick Edwin Smith Birkenhead

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