Raymond Evershed, 1st Baron Evershed
The Lord Denning | |
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| Born | Francis Raymond Evershed 8 August 1899 Stapenhill, Burton upon Trent |
| Died | 3 October 1966 (aged 67) St Andrews Hospital, Northampton |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse | Cecily Elizabeth Joan Bennett |
| Alma mater | Balliol College, Oxford |
| Profession | Barrister, Judge |
Francis Raymond Evershed, 1st Baron Evershed,
Law Lord.[1]
Background and education
Evershed was the son of
First World War he was a Second Lieutenant in the Royal Engineers. In January 1923, he was called to the bar by Lincoln's Inn.[3]
He then practiced at the Chancery bar.
Legal and judicial career
Evershed was made a
Privy Counsellor. Between 1949 and 1962, he was Master of the Rolls and served as the U.K. Member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague in 1950.[3]
He was raised to the peerage as Baron Evershed, of
Lord Denning
. He retired in 1965.
Personal life
Lord Evershed married Cecily Elizabeth Joan, daughter of Sir Charles Alan Bennett, in 1928. The title became extinct on his death in October 1966, aged 67.[3]
References
- ODNB article by Nicholls of Birkenhead, Evershed, (Francis) Raymond, Baron Evershed (1899–1966), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Sept 2004; online edn, Jan 2008, Retrieved 27 March 2008.
- ^ "Clifton College Register" Muirhead, J.A.O. ref no 7582: Bristol; J.W Arrowsmith for Old Cliftonian Society; April, 1948
- ^ a b c Francis Raymond Evershed, 1st and last Baron Evershed
- ^ "No. 40689". The London Gazette. 20 January 1956. p. 419.
- ^ "Lincoln's Inn Great Hall, Ec49 Evershed". Baz Manning. 13 July 2009. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
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