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William Jowitt, 1st Earl Jowitt
British politician (1885–1957) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
William Allen Jowitt, 1st Earl Jowitt, PC (15 April 1885 – 16 August 1957) was a British Liberal Party, National Labour and then Labour Party politician and lawyer who served as Lord Chancellor under Clement Attlee from 1945 to 1951.
Quick Facts The Right HonourableThe Earl JowittPC, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain ...
The Earl Jowitt | |
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![]() Jowitt in 1940 | |
Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain | |
In office 27 July 1945 – 26 October 1951 | |
Monarch | George VI |
Prime Minister | Clement Attlee |
Preceded by | The Viscount Simon |
Succeeded by | The Lord Simonds |
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Born | (1885-04-15)15 April 1885 Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England |
Died | 16 August 1957(1957-08-16) (aged 72) Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England |
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Spouse |
Lesley McIntyre (m. 1913) |
Alma mater | New College, Oxford |
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