Roskill was the youngest of four sons of John Roskill KC.[1] His mother Sybil was the daughter of the traveller and politician Ashton Wentworth Dilke.[1] Roskill's oldest brother was Sir Ashton Roskill QC; another older brother Stephen was a Royal Navy officer and historian.[1] He was educated as an exhibitioner at Winchester College and went then to Exeter College, Oxford, where he graduated first class with a Bachelor of Arts in 1932, winning an honorary scholarship in modern history.[2] Roskill studied afterwards as a Harmsworth Law Scholar at the Middle Temple and was called to the bar in 1933.[2] Thereafter he worked at the Commercial Bar.[2]
In 1947, he married Elisabeth, third daughter of Thomas Frame Jackson; the couple had a son and two daughters.[5] Roskill died at Reading, Berkshire in 1996.[5] Lady Roskill died in January 2014.[7]
Arms
Coat of arms of Eustace Roskill, Baron Roskill
Escutcheon
Gules a lion rampant quarterly Argent and Or in chief two green woodpeckers respectant Proper.[8]
Who's Who 1963. London: Adam & Charles Black Ltd. 1963.
Charles Roger Dod & Robert Phipps Dod (1996). Michael Bedford (ed.). Dod's Parliamentary Companion 1996. London: Dod's Parliamentary Companion Ltd. ISBN0-905702-24-7.
Debrett, John (2008). Charles Kidd (ed.). Debrett's Peerage & Baronetage 2008. London: Debrett's Limited. ISBN978-1-870520-80-5.
External links
Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Eustace Roskill, Baron Roskill
January 06, 2023
eustace, roskill, baron, roskill, eustace, wentworth, roskill, baron, roskill, february, 1911, october, 1996, british, lawyer, public, servant, right, honourablethe, lord, roskillborneustace, wentworth, roskill, 1911, february, 1911london, united, kingdomdied3. Eustace Wentworth Roskill Baron Roskill PC 6 February 1911 3 October 1996 1 was a British lawyer and public servant The Right HonourableThe Lord RoskillBornEustace Wentworth Roskill 1911 02 06 6 February 1911London United KingdomDied3 October 1996 1996 10 03 aged 85 Reading Berkshire United KingdomAlma materExeter College OxfordYears active1933 1996SpouseElisabeth Roskill m 1947 wbr Children3 Contents 1 Background and education 2 Career 3 Family 4 Arms 5 Notes 6 References 7 External linksBackground and education EditRoskill was the youngest of four sons of John Roskill KC 1 His mother Sybil was the daughter of the traveller and politician Ashton Wentworth Dilke 1 Roskill s oldest brother was Sir Ashton Roskill QC another older brother Stephen was a Royal Navy officer and historian 1 He was educated as an exhibitioner at Winchester College and went then to Exeter College Oxford where he graduated first class with a Bachelor of Arts in 1932 winning an honorary scholarship in modern history 2 Roskill studied afterwards as a Harmsworth Law Scholar at the Middle Temple and was called to the bar in 1933 2 Thereafter he worked at the Commercial Bar 2 Career EditWith the beginning of the Second World War in 1939 Roskill having previously suffered from tuberculosis was not conscripted into active service but became employed at the Ministry of Shipping until 1941 and subsequently at its successor the Ministry of War Transport until the end of the war in 1945 1 He was nominated a Justice of the Peace in 1950 assigned to Hampshire and became deputy chairman of the county s Quarter Sessions in the year thereafter 2 Roskill was appointed a Queen s Counsel in 1953 and chaired the Quarter Session from 1960 2 A year later he became Commissioner of Assize serving in Birmingham and was elected a bencher by the Middle Temple 2 In 1962 Roskill received an appointment as judge on the High Court of Justice Queen s Bench Division and was therefore knighted 3 He became the new president of the Senate of the Inns of Court and the Bar when it was formed in 1967 1 Roskill filled a vacancy as Lord Justice of Appeal in 1971 and on this occasion was sworn of the Privy Council 3 Following the death of Reginald Manningham Buller 1st Viscount Dilhorne in 1980 he replaced him as Lord of Appeal in Ordinary receiving the usual life peerage with the title Baron Roskill of Newtown in the County of Hampshire 4 Six years later he retired 5 From 1957 Roskill chaired the trust of the Horris Hill School 2 When the Parole Board for England and Wales was established in 1968 he was chosen as its first vice chairman From 1968 to 1971 he chaired the Roskill Commission formally the Commission on the Third London Airport which recommended Cublington in Buckinghamshire as the site of a new airport for London 1 During his time as Lord of Appeal he sat in the Appellate Committee as well as in the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council 1 After his retirement in 1986 Roskill chaired the Fraud Trials Committee 6 and a year later became also chairman of the appeals committee of the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers a position he held until 1993 3 In his last years he served as an arbitrator 1 Family EditIn 1947 he married Elisabeth third daughter of Thomas Frame Jackson the couple had a son and two daughters 5 Roskill died at Reading Berkshire in 1996 5 Lady Roskill died in January 2014 7 Arms EditCoat of arms of Eustace Roskill Baron Roskill Escutcheon Gules a lion rampant quarterly Argent and Or in chief two green woodpeckers respectant Proper 8 Notes Edit a b c d e f g h i Templeman Sydney 9 October 1996 Obituary Lord Roskill The Independent a b c d e f g Who s Who 1963 p 2685 a b c Dod 1996 p 308 No 48160 The London Gazette 18 April 1980 p 5816 a b c Debrett 2008 p 1220 Staple George Juries in Cases of Serious and Complex Fraud The Barrister Magazine 25 Archived from the original on 18 February 2009 Retrieved 13 January 2010 Roskill Julian 15 January 2014 Deaths Announcements ROSKILL The Telegraph Baz Manning Middle Temple Armory References EditWho s Who 1963 London Adam amp Charles Black Ltd 1963 Charles Roger Dod amp Robert Phipps Dod 1996 Michael Bedford ed Dod s Parliamentary Companion 1996 London Dod s Parliamentary Companion Ltd ISBN 0 905702 24 7 Debrett John 2008 Charles Kidd ed Debrett s Peerage amp Baronetage 2008 London Debrett s Limited ISBN 978 1 870520 80 5 External links EditHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by Eustace Roskill Baron Roskill Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Eustace Roskill Baron Roskill amp oldid 1117733396, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
