Sir Theobald Mathew, KBE,MC (4 November 1898 – 29 February 1964) was a British lawyer who served as Director of Public Prosecutions from 1944 to 1964, making him the longest-serving DPP.
Mathew was called to the bar by Lincoln's Inn in 1921, but quit the bar to train as a solicitor in 1925, articling at Charles Russell & Co., whose senior partner, Sir Charles Russell, was his wife's uncle. He was admitted as a solicitor in 1928 and became a partner of Charles Russell & Co. In 1941, he joined the Home Office, and in 1942 became head of its Criminal Division.
In the late 1940s to the early 1950s, he directed a sustained campaign against homosexuality. Police used agents provocateurs to lure men into criminal offences.[1] In 1960 he reluctantly authorised the prosecution of Penguin Books for obscenity after they published Lady Chatterley's Lover by D.H. Lawrence.[2]
theobald, mathew, barrister, born, 1898, other, people, named, theobald, mathew, theobald, mathew, disambiguation, theobald, mathew, november, 1898, february, 1964, british, lawyer, served, director, public, prosecutions, from, 1944, 1964, making, longest, ser. For other people named Theobald Mathew see Theobald Mathew disambiguation Sir Theobald Mathew KBE MC 4 November 1898 29 February 1964 was a British lawyer who served as Director of Public Prosecutions from 1944 to 1964 making him the longest serving DPP Mathew was born in London the son of Anna and Charles James Mathew and grandson of Lord Justice Mathew He was educated at The Oratory School and Royal Military College Sandhurst During World War I he served with the Irish Guards and was awarded the Military Cross in 1918 He was appointed aide de camp to Lieutenant General Sir Alexander Godley in 1919 Mathew was called to the bar by Lincoln s Inn in 1921 but quit the bar to train as a solicitor in 1925 articling at Charles Russell amp Co whose senior partner Sir Charles Russell was his wife s uncle He was admitted as a solicitor in 1928 and became a partner of Charles Russell amp Co In 1941 he joined the Home Office and in 1942 became head of its Criminal Division He was appointed Director of Public Prosecutions in 1944 having been recommended to the Prime Minister by Herbert Morrison the Home Secretary who had been impressed by Mathew s performance He was the first solicitor to ever hold the office In 1946 he was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire In the late 1940s to the early 1950s he directed a sustained campaign against homosexuality Police used agents provocateurs to lure men into criminal offences 1 In 1960 he reluctantly authorised the prosecution of Penguin Books for obscenity after they published Lady Chatterley s Lover by D H Lawrence 2 Family editIn 1923 he married Phyllis Helen Russell granddaughter of Charles Russell Baron Russell of Killowen a former Lord Chief Justice of England References edit Kynaston David 2007 Austerity Britain 1945 1951 Bloomsbury p 376 ISBN 9780747579854 The Guardian 13 September 2000 Extract from Bound and Gagged by Alan Travis Published by Profile 2000 Preceded byEdward Atkinson Director of Public Prosecutions1944 1964 Succeeded byNorman Skelhorn nbsp nbsp This United Kingdom law related biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Theobald Mathew barrister born 1898 amp oldid 1181809631, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
