Frank Soskice

Frank Soskice, Baron Stow Hill, PC, QC (23 July 1902 – 1 January 1979) was a British lawyer and Labour Party politician.

The Right Honourable
The Lord Stow Hill
PC QC
Frank Soskice (middle) with Sven Arntzen (left) and Maurice Bourguin in The Hague, 1951
Lord Privy Seal
In office
23 December 1965 – 6 April 1966
Prime MinisterHarold Wilson
Preceded byFrank Pakenham
Succeeded byFrank Pakenham
Home Secretary
In office
18 October 1964 – 23 December 1965
Prime MinisterHarold Wilson
Preceded byHenry Brooke
Succeeded byRoy Jenkins
Shadow Home Secretary
In office
15 February 1963 – 18 October 1964
LeaderHarold Wilson
Preceded byGeorge Brown
Succeeded byEdward Boyle
Attorney-General for England
In office
24 April 1951 – 26 October 1951
Prime MinisterClement Attlee
Preceded bySir Hartley Shawcross
Succeeded bySir Lionel Heald
Solicitor-General for England
In office
4 August 1945 – 24 April 1951
Prime MinisterClement Attlee
Preceded bySir Walter Monckton
Succeeded bySir Lynn Ungoed-Thomas
Member of Parliament
for Newport
In office
6 July 1956 – 10 March 1966
Preceded byPeter Freeman
Succeeded byRoy Hughes
Member of Parliament
for Sheffield Neepsend
In office
5 April 1950 – 6 May 1955
Preceded byHarry Morris
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Member of Parliament
for Birkenhead East
In office
5 July 1945 – 3 February 1950
Preceded byHenry Graham White
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Personal details
Born
Frank Soskice

(1902-07-23)23 July 1902
Died(1979-01-01)1 January 1979 (aged 76)
NationalityBritish
Political partyLabour
SpouseSusan Isabella Cloudsley Hunter
Relatives
Alma materBalliol College, Oxford
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