David Maxwell Fyfe
Mr David Patrick Maxwell Fyfe
Rush ID: 4961
Details
- Born:
- 29 May 1900
- Died:
- 27 January 1967
- Birth place:
- UK
- Gender:
- Male
- Ethnicity:
- White
- Ethnic minority:
- No
- Religion:
- Unknown
- Aristocratic connections:
- false
- Formative occupation:
- Barrister / Advocate
- Election occupation:
- Barrister / Advocate
- Parentage:
- W.T. Fyfe and Isabella Campbell
- Notes:
- Chief Prosecutor at Nuremberg 1945
- Knighthood/Dame:
- Awarded in 1942
- Highest Office:
- Cabinet Minister
- Who's Who volume:
- 4
- Education level:
- Graduate
References
- Rush ID:
- 4961
- MNIS ID:
- Not set
- Wikidata Entity ID:
- Q334337
- Parliament ID:
- Not set
- Beamish Person ID:
- 1089
- They work for you ID:
- Not set
Name changes
- FYFE, David (1900-1967) **
- MAXWELL FYFE, David (1900-1967)
Alternative names
-
David (David Patrick Maxwell) Fyfe (A.K.A.)
1900
alternative style
Peerages
-
1st Viscount Kilmuir
New hereditary
1954
-
1st Earl of Kilmuir
New hereditary
1962
Constituencies
-
Liverpool West Derby
Party: Conservative Year of election: 1935* Date of election: 6 July 1935 Nature of election: By-election Nature of service: First Entry Year of exit: 1954* Date of exit: 19 October 1954 Party: Conservative Nature of exit: Elevation to peerage Sponsorship: None known Constituency connections: Direct Notes: None
Unsuccessful candidate in
-
Wigan
Connection with constituency: None known Year of election: 1924 Date of election: Wed 29th Oct 1924 Nature of election: General election Party: Conservative Notes:
Ministerial offices
-
Attorney-General 1945
-
Home Secretary 1951-1954
-
Lord Chancellor 1954-1962
-
Solicitor-General 1942-1945
Higher education
-
Balliol College
Graduated
Schools
Marriages
-
Harrison, Sylvia
Year: 1925
Parties
-
Conservative Party Member
Political organisations
-
British Legion Member