Donald Somervell, Baron Somervell of Harrow
Donald Bradley Somervell, Baron Somervell of Harrow, OBE PC (24 August 1889 – 18 November 1960) was a British barrister, judge and Conservative Party politician. He served as Solicitor General and Attorney General from 1933 to 1945 and was briefly Home Secretary in Winston Churchill's 1945 caretaker government.
The Right Honourable The Lord Somervell of Harrow OBE PC | |
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Somervell in 1945 by Walter Stoneman | |
| Lord of Appeal in Ordinary | |
| In office 4 October 1954 – 6 January 1960 | |
| Preceded by | The Lord Asquith of Bishopstone |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Morris of Borth-y-Gest |
| Home Secretary | |
| In office 25 May 1945 – 26 July 1945 | |
| Prime Minister | Winston Churchill |
| Preceded by | Herbert Morrison |
| Succeeded by | James Chuter Ede |
| Attorney-General for England | |
| In office 18 March 1936 – 25 May 1945 | |
| Prime Minister |
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| Preceded by | Sir Thomas Inskipp |
| Succeeded by | Sir David Maxwell Fyfe |
| Solicitor-General for England | |
| In office 29 September 1933 – 19 March 1936 | |
| Prime Minister |
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| Preceded by | Sir Boyd Merriman |
| Succeeded by | Sir Terence O'Connor |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 August 1889 Harrow on the Hill, London, England |
| Died | 18 November 1960 (aged 71) Marylebone, London, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse |
Loelia Helen Buchan-Hepburn
(m. 1933; died 1945) |
| Alma mater | Magdalen College, Oxford |
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