Born in West Ham, London, Donovan was educated at Brockley Grammar School, before serving in the Bedfordshire Regiment and the Royal Air Force during World War I. After demobilisation, he joined the Civil Service. He was called to the Bar by the Middle Temple in 1924, although he did not begin practising at the bar until 1932.
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Supporters
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References
^Hepple, Bob. "Donovan, Terence Norbert, Baron Donovan". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/31042. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^"Lord Donovan". The Times. 13 December 1971. p. 14.
terence, donovan, baron, donovan, this, article, about, english, politician, others, named, terence, donovan, terence, donovan, disambiguation, terence, norbert, donovan, baron, donovan, june, 1898, december, 1971, british, labour, party, politician, later, lo. This article is about the English politician For others named Terence Donovan see Terence Donovan disambiguation Terence Norbert Donovan Baron Donovan PC JP 13 June 1898 12 December 1971 was a British Labour Party politician and later a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary 1 2 3 The Right HonourableThe Lord DonovanPC JPLord of Appeal in OrdinaryIn office 1964 1971MonarchElizabeth IIMember of Parliament for Leicester North EastLeicester East 1945 1950In office 1945 1950Preceded byAbraham LyonsSucceeded bySir Lynn Ungoed ThomasPersonal detailsBornTerence Norbert Donovan 1898 06 13 13 June 1898West Ham LondonDied12 December 1971 1971 12 12 aged 73 City of LondonPolitical partyLabour Contents 1 Biography 2 Arms 3 References 4 External linksBiography EditThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Terence Donovan Baron Donovan news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message Born in West Ham London Donovan was educated at Brockley Grammar School before serving in the Bedfordshire Regiment and the Royal Air Force during World War I After demobilisation he joined the Civil Service He was called to the Bar by the Middle Temple in 1924 although he did not begin practising at the bar until 1932 Donovan was elected as Member of Parliament for Leicester East in the 1945 general election and took silk the same year When that constituency was abolished for the 1950 general election he was re elected for the new Leicester North East constituency However Donovan resigned from the House of Commons within weeks of the election when he was appointed as a High Court judge receiving the customary knighthood his successor Sir Lynn Ungoed Thomas also became a judge in 1962 He was promoted to the Court of Appeal in 1960 when he also became a Privy Counsellor On 11 January 1964 he was appointed as a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary remaining in post until 1971 As a Law Lord he was given a life peerage as Baron Donovan of Winchester in the County of Hampshire 4 In 1965 68 he chaired the Royal Commission on Trade Unions and Employers Associations the so called Donovan commission on the system of collective UK labour law He died in the City of London aged 73 Arms EditCoat of arms of Terence Donovan Baron Donovan Crest A grenade Sable fired proper winged Azure Escutcheon Quarterly Gules and Ermine an open book proper bound and edged Or Supporters On a compartment on either side upon the stock of a tree sprouting a peregrine falcon rising Proper 5 References Edit Hepple Bob Donovan Terence Norbert Baron Donovan Oxford Dictionary of National Biography online ed Oxford University Press doi 10 1093 ref odnb 31042 Subscription or UK public library membership required Lord Donovan The Times 13 December 1971 p 14 Lord Donovan The Daily Telegraph 14 December 1971 p 10 No 43219 The London Gazette 14 January 1964 p 385 Baz Manning Middle Temple Armory External links EditHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by Lord DonovanParliament of the United KingdomPreceded byAbraham Lyons Member of Parliament for Leicester East1945 1950 Constituency abolishedNew constituency Member of Parliament for Leicester North EastFeb 1950 Sept 1950 Succeeded bySir Lynn Ungoed Thomas Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Terence Donovan Baron Donovan amp oldid 1132491270, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
