David Maxwell Fyfe(1900-1967)
David Maxwell Fyfe was born in Aberdeen in 1900.
Educated at George Watson's College, Edinburgh, and Balliol College, Oxford, he became a barrister and in 1934 became Britain's youngest KC since the 16th century. He was elected a Conservative Party member of the House of Commons in 1935. In 1942 Winston Churchill appointed Maxwell Fyfe as Solicitor General, but he lost office after the Labour Party won the election of 1945. However, he became deputy chief prosecutor at the Nuremberg Trials. He returned to office as Home Secretary (1951-54) and Lord Chancellor (1954-1962).
Educated at George Watson's College, Edinburgh, and Balliol College, Oxford, he became a barrister and in 1934 became Britain's youngest KC since the 16th century. He was elected a Conservative Party member of the House of Commons in 1935. In 1942 Winston Churchill appointed Maxwell Fyfe as Solicitor General, but he lost office after the Labour Party won the election of 1945. However, he became deputy chief prosecutor at the Nuremberg Trials. He returned to office as Home Secretary (1951-54) and Lord Chancellor (1954-1962).
