Having been knighted in 1979,[3] Walton was created a life peer on 24 July 1989 as Baron Walton of Detchant, of Detchant in the County of Northumberland[4] and sat as a crossbencher. In 1992 he became a member of the Science and Technology Committee, leaving in 1996, returning in 1997 and leaving again in 2001. From 1993 to 1994 he was Chair of the Medical Ethics committee. He was Secretary of the Rare Diseases Group from 2009 until his death.
He wrote an autobiography The Spice of Life: From Northumbria to World Neurology in 1993. It had 643 pages and, according to the review in the BMJ, “tells you absolutely everything [but] by the end of the book you really know nothing about him except that he has a colossal memory.” [6]
Deathedit
Lord Walton of Detchant died on 21 April 2016, aged 93.[7]
Armsedit
Coat of arms of John Walton, Baron Walton of Detchant
Issuant from Clouds proper a Sea-Horse Argent the Piscine Part proper crined and finned Or holding between the forelegs a Cross Formy quadrate fitchy at the foot Purpure
Escutcheon
Paly wavy Argent and Gules a Castle triple towered Purpure on a Chief of the last three Crosses Formy quadrate Gold
Supporters
Dexter: a Boar Gold suspended from the neck by a Riband Purpure a Clarion pipes downwards Gules; Sinister: a Greyling Goose proper
^Smith, Richard (17 May 2020). "The best (and funniest) piece the BMJ published while I was the editor". Richard Smith's non-medical blogs. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
^Notice of death of Lord Walton of Detchant, parliament.uk; accessed 27 April 2016.
john, walton, baron, walton, detchant, john, nicolas, walton, baron, walton, detchant, september, 1922, april, 2016, british, neuroscientist, academic, life, peer, house, lords, crossbencher, right, honourablethe, lord, walton, detchantin, house, lords, debate. John Nicolas Walton Baron Walton of Detchant 16 September 1922 21 April 2016 1 was a British neuroscientist academic and life peer who sat in the House of Lords as a crossbencher The Right HonourableThe Lord Walton of DetchantIn a House of Lords debate in 2015 President of the Royal Society of MedicineIn office 1984 1986Preceded bySir James WattSucceeded bySir Gordon RobsonWarden of Green College OxfordIn office 1983 1989President of the General Medical CouncilIn office 1982 1989President of the British Medical AssociationIn office 1980 1982Personal detailsBornJohn Nicolas Walton 1922 09 16 16 September 1922Died21 April 2016 2016 04 21 aged 93 CitizenshipUnited KingdomNationalityBritishPolitical partyNone crossbencher Alma materUniversity of Durham Newcastle UniversityAwardsKnight Bachelor 1979 Life Peer 1989 Member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters Contents 1 Life 2 Death 3 Arms 4 References 5 External linksLife editThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources John Walton Baron Walton of Detchant news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2016 Learn how and when to remove this message Lord Walton qualified from Durham University College of Medicine and completed his MD at Newcastle Medical School 2 Walton was President of the British Medical Association BMA from 1980 to 1982 President of the General Medical Council GMC 1982 89 and President of the Royal Society of Medicine from 1984 to 1986 He was also appointed second Warden of Green College Oxford in 1983 where he stayed until 1989 Green College merged with Templeton College Oxford in 2008 to become Green Templeton College located on the site that was previously Green College Having been knighted in 1979 3 Walton was created a life peer on 24 July 1989 as Baron Walton of Detchant of Detchant in the County of Northumberland 4 and sat as a crossbencher In 1992 he became a member of the Science and Technology Committee leaving in 1996 returning in 1997 and leaving again in 2001 From 1993 to 1994 he was Chair of the Medical Ethics committee He was Secretary of the Rare Diseases Group from 2009 until his death He was a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters 5 He was Patron of The Little Foundation Honorary Life President of the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign Vice President of Parkinson s UK and Honorary Chairman of the United Kingdom Medical Students Association UKMSA citation needed He wrote an autobiography The Spice of Life From Northumbria to World Neurology in 1993 It had 643 pages and according to the review in the BMJ tells you absolutely everything but by the end of the book you really know nothing about him except that he has a colossal memory 6 Death editLord Walton of Detchant died on 21 April 2016 aged 93 7 Arms editCoat of arms of John Walton Baron Walton of Detchant nbsp nbsp Coronet A Coronet of a Baron Crest Issuant from Clouds proper a Sea Horse Argent the Piscine Part proper crined and finned Or holding between the forelegs a Cross Formy quadrate fitchy at the foot Purpure Escutcheon Paly wavy Argent and Gules a Castle triple towered Purpure on a Chief of the last three Crosses Formy quadrate Gold Supporters Dexter a Boar Gold suspended from the neck by a Riband Purpure a Clarion pipes downwards Gules Sinister a Greyling Goose proper Motto DIEU DEFEND LE DROIT French GOD DEFEND THE RIGHTReferences edit Notice of knighthood bestowed on John Nicholas Walton the gazette co uk accessed 27 April 2016 John Nicholas Walton Baron Walton of Detchant Royal College of Physicians Retrieved 3 May 2020 No 47812 The London Gazette 6 April 1979 p 4623 No 51823 The London Gazette 27 July 1989 p 8725 Gruppe 7 Medisinske fag in Norwegian Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters Archived from the original on 27 September 2011 Retrieved 7 October 2010 Smith Richard 17 May 2020 The best and funniest piece the BMJ published while I was the editor Richard Smith s non medical blogs Retrieved 17 May 2020 Notice of death of Lord Walton of Detchant parliament uk accessed 27 April 2016 External links editProfile hansard millbanksystems com Profile aim25 ac uk Profile dodonline co uk Profile brookes ac uk Profile nationalarchives gov uk Profile ukmsa org John Walton Baron Walton of Detchant on the History of Modern Biomedicine Research Group website Portraits of John Walton Baron Walton of Detchant at the National Portrait Gallery London nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Walton Baron Walton of Detchant amp oldid 1176776213, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
