John Walton, Baron Walton of Detchant
John Nicolas Walton, Baron Walton of Detchant (16 September 1922 – 21 April 2016) was a British neuroscientist, academic, and life peer who sat in the House of Lords as a crossbencher.
The Right Honourable The Lord Walton of Detchant | |
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In a House of Lords debate in 2015. | |
| President of the Royal Society of Medicine | |
| In office 1984–1986 | |
| Preceded by | Sir James Watt |
| Succeeded by | Sir Gordon Robson |
| Warden of Green College, Oxford | |
| In office 1983–1989 | |
| President of the General Medical Council | |
| In office 1982–1989 | |
| President of the British Medical Association | |
| In office 1980–1982 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Nicolas Walton 16 September 1922 |
| Died | 21 April 2016 (aged 93) |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | None (crossbencher) |
| Alma mater | University of Durham Newcastle University |
| Awards | Knight Bachelor (1979) Life Peer (1989) Member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters |
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