Peter Rawlinson, Baron Rawlinson of Ewell
The Lord Rawlinson of Ewell | |
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| Attorney General for Northern Ireland | |
| In office 30 March 1972 – 4 March 1974 | |
| Prime Minister | Edward Heath |
| Preceded by | Basil Kelly (devolved government) |
| Succeeded by | Samuel Silkin |
| Attorney General for England and Wales | |
| In office 23 June 1970 – 4 March 1974 | |
| Prime Minister | Edward Heath |
| Preceded by | Elwyn Jones |
| Succeeded by | Samuel Silkin |
| Shadow Attorney General for England and Wales | |
| In office 4 March 1974 – 20 March 1974 | |
| Leader | Edward Heath |
| Preceded by | Elwyn Jones |
| Succeeded by | Michael Havers |
| In office April 1968 – 19 June 1970 | |
| Leader | Edward Heath |
| Preceded by | John Hobson |
| Succeeded by | Elwyn Jones |
| Shadow Solicitor General | |
| In office 16 October 1964 – 6 October 1965 | |
| Leader | Alec Douglas-Home Edward Heath |
| Succeeded by | Peter Thomas |
| Solicitor-General for England | |
| In office 19 July 1962 – 16 October 1964 | |
| Prime Minister | |
| Preceded by | John Hobson |
| Succeeded by | Dingle Foot |
| Member of Parliament for Epsom and Ewell Epsom (1955–Feb 1974) | |
| In office 26 May 1955 – 17 April 1978 | |
| Preceded by | Malcolm McCorquodale |
| Succeeded by | Archie Hamilton |
| Member of the House of Lords | |
| Life peerage 17 April 1978 – 28 June 2006 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Peter Anthony Grayson Rawlinson 26 June 1919 Birkenhead, Cheshire, England |
| Died | 28 June 2006 (aged 87) near Avignon, France |
| Party | Conservative |
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| Children | 6 |
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| Alma mater | Royal Military College, Sandhurst |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | British Army |
| Years of service | 1939–1946 |
| Rank | Major |
| Unit | Irish Guards |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
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Peter Anthony Grayson Rawlinson, Baron Rawlinson of Ewell, PC, QC (26 June 1919 – 28 June 2006) was an English barrister, Conservative Party politician and author. He served as Member of Parliament for Epsom for 23 years, from 1955 to 1978, and held the offices of Solicitor General (1962–1964) and Attorney General for England and Wales (1970–1974) and for Northern Ireland (1972–1974). Had he been appointed Lord Chancellor, as seemed likely during the mid-1970s, he would have been the first Roman Catholic to hold that position since Thomas More in 1532.