John Hobson (politician)
Solicitor-General for England | |
|---|---|
| In office 8 February 1962 – 19 July 1962 | |
| Prime Minister | Harold Macmillan |
| Preceded by | Sir Jocelyn Simon |
| Succeeded by | Sir Peter Rawlinson |
| Member of Parliament for Warwick and Leamington | |
| In office 7 March 1957 – 4 December 1967 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Anthony Eden |
| Succeeded by | Dudley Smith |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Gardiner Sumner Hobson 18 April 1912 Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England |
| Died | 4 December 1967 (aged 55) London, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Education | Harrow School |
| Alma mater | Brasenose College, Oxford |
Sir John Gardiner Sumner Hobson,
QC (18 April 1912 – 4 December 1967) was a British Conservative Party
politician.
Life and career
Hobson was born in
Queen's Counsel in 1957, and was Recorder of Northampton from 1958 to 1962. During World War II he served with the Northamptonshire Yeomanry, reaching the rank of lieutenant colonel. For his military service, he was appointed OBE and mentioned in dispatches.[1]
He was first elected to the
serial-killer Dr John Bodkin Adams in his failed attempt to be reinstated as a doctor.[2]
He was appointed
Privy Council in 1963.[citation needed
]
He approved the "sordid deal" whereby Anthony Blunt was given immunity from prosecution [3]
Death
He died in London on 4 December 1967,[4] from a previously undiagnosed brain tumour.
References
- doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/33910. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- ^ Furneaux, Robert, Famous Criminal Cases VI, 1960, pp. 24-25.
- ^ Historian who brought Anthony Blunt to book, The Times, 4 July 2020.
- ^ "Sir John Hobson, 55, Tory M.P. And Ex-Attorney General, Dies". The New York Times. 4 December 1967. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
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