James Fawcett
Barrister and member of the European Commission for Human Rights / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sir James Edmund Sandford Fawcett DSC QC (16 April 1913 – 24 June 1991) was a British barrister. He was a member of the European Commission for Human Rights from 1962 to 1984, and its president from 1972 to 1981, and was knighted in 1984.[1][2]
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Born | James Edmund Sandford Fawcett (1913-04-16)16 April 1913 Wallingford, Berkshire, England |
Died | 24 June 1991(1991-06-24) (aged 78) Oxford, England |
Alma mater | New College, Oxford |
Occupation | Barrister |
Years active | 1945–1984 |
Known for | Member (1962–1984) then President of the European Commission for Human Rights (1972–1981) |
Spouse |
Frances Beatrice Lowe
(m. 1937) |
Children | 5, including Edmund Fawcett and Charlotte Johnson Wahl |
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Military career | |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | Royal Navy |
Years of service | 1940–1945 |
Rank | Lieutenant commander |
Battles/wars | Second World War |
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