Wilfrid Greene, 1st Baron Greene

"Baron Greene" redirects here. For other people known as Lord Greene, see Lord Greene (disambiguation).

The Right Honourable
The Lord Greene
OBE MC PC
Portrait of Lord Greene as Master of the Rolls, by Gluck
Master of the Rolls
In office
26 April 1937 – 1 June 1949
Preceded byThe Lord Wright
Succeeded byThe Lord Evershed
Personal details
BornWilfred Arthur Greene
30 December 1883
Beckenham, Kent
Died16 April 1952(1952-04-16) (aged 68)
Dorking, Surrey
SpouseNancy Wright
Alma materChrist Church, Oxford
ProfessionBarrister, judge
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Wilfrid Arthur Greene, 1st Baron Greene, OBE, MC, PC (30 December 1883 – 16 April 1952) was a British lawyer and judge, noted for creating two crucial principles of administrative law, the Wednesbury doctrine and the Carltona doctrine.

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