Terence Donovan, Baron Donovan

Terence Norbert Donovan, Baron Donovan of Winchester in the County of Southampton PC KC ( born June 13, 1898 in West Ham, † December 12, 1971 in London) was a British politician of the Liberal Party and lawyer, who for several years a deputy in the House of Commons, and most recently as a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary, due to the Appellate jurisdiction Act 1876 as a Life peer was also a member of the House of Lords.

Life

Lawyer and Member of Parliament House of Commons

After schooling Donovan holds a degree in Law in 1924 and received his legal approval to the Chamber of Lawyers ( Inns of Court ) of the Middle Temple. He then began working as a barrister and was given in 1937 by a lawyer in the Crown Colony of Southern Rhodesia approval. For his lawyer's merits, he received in 1945 the title of Kronanwalts (King 's Counsel ).

In the elections of July 5, 1945 Donovan was elected to succeed the conservative constituency owner Abraham Montagu Lyons as Labour candidate for MPs in the House of Commons and took there first the constituency of Leicester East. After the dissolution of this constituency he was elected in the election of 23 February 1950 to the Member for the constituency of North East Leister. In September 1950, he resigned from his mandate and has been superseded by the later Solicitor General for England and Wales, Lynn Ungoed -Thomas, at a by-election in April 1951.

Lord Justice and the House of Lords member

After his resignation as House deputy Donovan, who in 1950 was also known as " Bencher " of the Bar of the Middle Temple was, 1950 Judge of the Chamber of Civil Cases ( King's Bench Division ) to the Commissioner for England and Wales High Court of Justice, and held this office of judge to 1960th at the same time he was defeated in 1950 Knight Bachelor and led since then the additional name "Sir". Upon completion of this activity took place in 1960 judge his appeal to the judge ( Lord Justice of Appeal ) at the Court of Appeal, which is responsible for England and Wales Court of Appeal, where he worked until 1964. In addition, he was appointed to the Privy Councillor 1964.

Last Donovan was appointed by Letters patent dated January 11, 1964 due to the Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876 as a Life peer with the title Baron Donovan, of Winchester in the County of Southampton, a member of the House of Lords to the nobility and worked until his death 1971 as Lord Justice (Lord of Appeal in Ordinary).

During this time he was 1965 Chairman of the Interministerial Committee for a court of appeal in criminal matters ( Interdepartmental Committee on the Court of Criminal Appeal ) and Chairman of the Royal Commission on Trade Unions and employee organizations ( Royal Commission on Trade Unions and Employers' Organisations) and put here on after him named reports.

Publications

• Report of the Interdepartmental Committee on the Court of Criminal Appeal, 1965
• Report, 1965-1968. Royal Commission on Trade Unions and Employers' Associations, 1968
• The Donovan report. Engineering Employers ' Federation, 1969