He became a King's Counsel in 1949, and pursued a distinguished legal career. In particular he worked in new areas of law, producing books on motor insurance and air law.[2][4][5] he retired from the Bar in 1961, but returned to practice in the South Eastern Circuit in 1969.
Christopher Shawcross married twice. His 1931 marriage to Doreen Burrows was dissolved in 1949, and he married Maridel Chance in the same year and they had two children.[6][2] He was the younger brother of Hartley Shawcross, also a distinguished lawyer and Labour politician.
christopher, shawcross, christopher, nyholm, shawcross, june, 1905, august, 1973, british, lawyer, labour, politician, christopher, nyholm, shawcrossqcborn, 1905, june, 1905died18, august, 1973, 1973, aged, haywards, heath, sussex, englandeducationdulwich, col. Christopher Nyholm Shawcross QC 20 June 1905 18 August 1973 was a British lawyer and Labour politician Christopher Nyholm ShawcrossQCBorn 1905 06 20 20 June 1905Died18 August 1973 1973 08 18 aged 68 Haywards Heath Sussex EnglandEducationDulwich CollegeAlma materUniversity College OxfordOccupationLawyer amp politicianSpouse s Doreen Burrows m 1931 div 1949 wbr Maridel Chance m 1949 wbr Children2ParentsJohn Shawcross father Hilda Constance Asser mother RelativesHartley Shawcross brother Military careerAllegiance United KingdomService wbr branch Royal NavyYears of service1939 45RankCommanderUnitRoyal Navy Volunteer ReserveBattles warsWorld War II He was the younger son of John Shawcross and Hilda Constance Asser 1 He was educated at Dulwich College and University College Oxford before going on to study law at Gray s Inn 2 He was called to the bar in 1931 and practised at the Common Law Bar in London and in the Midland Circuit 2 With the outbreak of the Second World War Shawcross joined the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve where he reached the rank of Commander 3 2 At the 1945 general election he was returned as Labour MP for Widnes He was a Europhile parliamentarian serving on the Parliamentary Committee on the Channel Tunnel the all party group for European Union and the British Council of the European Movement He retired from politics in 1950 becoming Recorder of Nottingham 2 He became a King s Counsel in 1949 and pursued a distinguished legal career In particular he worked in new areas of law producing books on motor insurance and air law 2 4 5 he retired from the Bar in 1961 but returned to practice in the South Eastern Circuit in 1969 Christopher Shawcross married twice His 1931 marriage to Doreen Burrows was dissolved in 1949 and he married Maridel Chance in the same year and they had two children 6 2 He was the younger brother of Hartley Shawcross also a distinguished lawyer and Labour politician He died at his home in Haywards Heath Sussex aged 68 2 References editLeigh Rayment s Peerage Pages self published source better source needed Burke s Peerage and Baronetage 106th edition Charles Mosley Burke s Peerage Ltd 1999 p 2594 a b c d e f g Obituary Mr C N Shawcross The Times 21 August 1973 p 14 Burke s Peerage and Baronetage 106th edition Charles Mosley Burke s Peerage Ltd 1999 p 2594 C N Shawcross The Law of Motor Insurance London 1935 Christopher N Shawcross and others Shawcross and Beaumont on Air Law London 1951 Burke s Peerage and Baronetage 106th edition Charles Mosley Burke s Peerage Ltd 1999 p 2594External links editHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by Christopher Shawcross Parliament of the United Kingdom Preceded byRichard Pilkington Member of Parliament for Widnes1945 1950 Succeeded byJames MacColl Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Christopher Shawcross amp oldid 1224127412, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
