Garry Hart, Baron Hart of Chilton

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Lord Temporal
In office
4 June 2004 – 3 August 2017
Life Peerage
Personal details
Born29 June 1940
Died3 August 2017
Political partyLabour

Garry Richard Rushby Hart, Baron Hart of Chilton (29 June 1940 – 3 August 2017), was a British

Lord Falconer of Thoroton
.

Education

Hart was educated at Northgate Grammar School for Boys, Ipswich and University College London[1]

Professional career

Before entering public service Hart was a highly successful planning solicitor with Herbert Smith. His appointment in 1998 was the subject of some controversy, but he was regarded as having a very beneficial influence on Lord Irvine, and serving also as a source of sound advice to Lord Falconer when the latter became Lord Chancellor in 2003.[2] Hart helped guide the Lord Chancellor's Department as it became the Department for Constitutional Affairs, and again as it became the Ministry of Justice.[3]

He was created a life peer on 4 June 2004 taking the title Baron Hart of Chilton, of Chilton in the County of Suffolk.[4]

When Lord Falconer resigned in 2007, Lord Hart left his appointment. He had not spoken in the

Queen's Speech in a well received contribution.[5]

Personal life

Lord Hart married first, in 1966, Paula Shepherd. They had two sons and a daughter. The marriage was dissolved in 1986. He married, secondly, in 1986, Valerie Davies, a lawyer. They had twin daughters.[3]

Lord Hart lived in Chilton Hall in Suffolk with his second wife. Lord Hart was also godfather to Tony Blair's daughter Kathryn.[6][3]

Arms

Coat of arms of Garry Hart, Baron Hart of Chilton
Adopted
2007
Coronet
Coronet of a Baron
Crest
A Dragon sejant Gules armed langued and supporting with the dexter foreclaws a Sword point downwards Or
Escutcheon
Or three Cross Crosslets fitchy in fess Sable the lower limb of each surmounted by a Rose Gules seeded Or
Supporters
On either side a Suffolk Punch Gules the tail and mane plaited and tied with Ribbons Or
Motto
RISUS SAPIENTIAM EFFECIT
Badge
A Suffolk Punch's Head caboshed Gules holding in the mouth a Rose to the sinister Gules barbed seeded leaved and slipped Or
Symbolism
The Crest contains a Welsh allusion with the sword of justice reflecting the law. The cross crosslets are derived from the Arms of a family of Crane; and the rose for England is also an allusion to Cardinal Wolsey. Like many grantees, the ownership and breeding of animals provides for Crest and Supporter material.

References

  1. ^ Northgate Grammar School for Boys, Magazine, Winter 1962, page 13
  2. ^ Irvine, Politically Incorrect, Dominic Egan (London 1999)
  3. ^ a b c Lord Hart of Chilton, New Labour peer – obituary, The Telegraph; accessed 11 August 2017.
  4. ^ "No. 57312". The London Gazette. 9 June 2004. p. 7175.
  5. ^ House of Lords Hansard, 6 November 2007
  6. ^ UK Politics Blair escapes tribunal appearance, bbc.co.uk; accessed 4 August 2017.

Links

Profile, hansard.millbanksystems.com; accessed 4 August 2017.


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