Hart-Leverton was born the son of Monty Hart-Leverton and Betty Simmonds. He was educated at Stowe School. In 1990 he married Kathi Jo Davidson.[1]
Professional career
Hart-Leverton qualified in 1957 as a Member of the Institute of Taxation, the youngest ever to have qualified. He was called to the Bar by Middle Temple in 1957, again the youngest to have ever qualified. He was the Prosecuting Counsel at the Central Criminal Court from 1974–79. He was appointed a Deputy Circuit Judge in 1975. He was Attorney-at-Law at the Turks and Caicos Islands in the Caribbean in 1976. In 1979 he became a Queen's Counsel and served as a Recorder of the Crown Court from 1979–2001. He was also a Professional pianist with various well-known jazz bands.[2]
Political career
Hart-Leverton joined the Liberal Party and was Chairman of Highgate Young Liberals[3] and an Executive member of London League of Young Liberals.[4] At the age of 22 he was Liberal candidate for the Bristol West division at the 1959 General Election. He was Liberal candidate for the Walthamstow West division at the 1964 General Election. He did not stand for parliament again.[5]
^HART-LEVERTON, Colin Allen, Who's Who 2016, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2016; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2015 ; online edn, Nov 2015 accessed 21 July 2016
^HART-LEVERTON, Colin Allen, Who's Who 2016, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2016; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2015 ; online edn, Nov 2015 accessed 21 July 2016
colin, allen, hart, leverton, born, 1936, british, former, lawyer, liberal, party, politician, lives, north, west, london, contents, background, professional, career, political, career, electoral, record, referencesbackground, edithart, leverton, born, monty, . Colin Allen Hart Leverton KC born 10 May 1936 is a British former lawyer and Liberal Party politician He lives in north west London Contents 1 Background 2 Professional career 3 Political career 3 1 Electoral record 4 ReferencesBackground EditHart Leverton was born the son of Monty Hart Leverton and Betty Simmonds He was educated at Stowe School In 1990 he married Kathi Jo Davidson 1 Professional career EditHart Leverton qualified in 1957 as a Member of the Institute of Taxation the youngest ever to have qualified He was called to the Bar by Middle Temple in 1957 again the youngest to have ever qualified He was the Prosecuting Counsel at the Central Criminal Court from 1974 79 He was appointed a Deputy Circuit Judge in 1975 He was Attorney at Law at the Turks and Caicos Islands in the Caribbean in 1976 In 1979 he became a Queen s Counsel and served as a Recorder of the Crown Court from 1979 2001 He was also a Professional pianist with various well known jazz bands 2 Political career EditHart Leverton joined the Liberal Party and was Chairman of Highgate Young Liberals 3 and an Executive member of London League of Young Liberals 4 At the age of 22 he was Liberal candidate for the Bristol West division at the 1959 General Election He was Liberal candidate for the Walthamstow West division at the 1964 General Election He did not stand for parliament again 5 Electoral record Edit General Election 1959 Bristol West Party Candidate Votes Conservative Robert Cooke 27 768 67 3Labour Michael Cocks 7 651 18 6Liberal Colin Hart Leverton 5 835 14 1Majority 20 117 48 7Turnout 73 6Conservative hold SwingGeneral Election 1964 Walthamstow West Party Candidate Votes Labour Edward Redhead 14 405 56 22Conservative Edward Michael Ogden 6 780 26 46Liberal Colin Hart Leverton 4 437 17 32Majority 7 625 29 76Turnout 72 15Labour hold SwingReferences Edit HART LEVERTON Colin Allen Who s Who 2016 A amp C Black an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc 2016 online edn Oxford University Press 2015 online edn Nov 2015 accessed 21 July 2016 HART LEVERTON Colin Allen Who s Who 2016 A amp C Black an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc 2016 online edn Oxford University Press 2015 online edn Nov 2015 accessed 21 July 2016 The Times House of Commons 1959 The Times House of Commons 1964 British Parliamentary Election Results 1950 1983 FWS Craig Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Colin Allen Hart Leverton amp oldid 1117734623, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
