David Patrick Maxwell Fyfe, 1st Earl of Kilmuir (1900-1967) was an important British politician and jurist. 1900 is a common year starting on Monday. ... 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Born in Aberdeen, he became the youngest King's Counsel in 250 years in 1934 and was elected to the House of Commons in the Conservative interest in 1935. Though Sir Hartley Shawcross was technically the British prosecutor at Nuremberg, the actual prosecution was done by Maxwell Fyfe. Maxwell Fyfe's cross-examination of Herman Goring is one of the most noted cross examinations in history. Aberdeens location in Scotland Aberdeen (Obar Dheathain in Scottish Gaelic) is Scotlands third largest city, with a population of 212,125. ... Queens Counsel (postnominal QC), during the reign of a male Sovereign known as Kings Counsel (KC), are barristers or, in Scotland, advocates appointed by letters patent to be one of Her Majestys Counsel learned in the law. They do not constitute a separate order or degree of... 1934 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... In some bicameral parliaments of a Westminster System, the House of Commons has historically been the name of the elected lower house. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ... 1935 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Hartley Shawcross, Attorney-General of England and Wales 1945-51 The Right Honourable Hartley William Shawcross, Baron Shawcross, PC, GBE KC (February 4, 1902–July 10, 2003), was a British barrister and politician and the lead British prosecutor at the Nuremberg War Crimes tribunal. ... Hermann Göring Hermann Wilhelm Göring (also Goering or Goring in English) (January 12, 1893 – October 15, 1946) was a prominent and early member of the Nazi party, founder of the Gestapo, and one of the main architects of Nazi Germany. ...

When Winston Churchill returned to power in 1951, David Maxwell Fyfe became Home Secretary. In 1954 he was created Viscount Kilmuir and moved to the House of Lords as Lord Chancellor. He continued in this office in the Governments of Anthony Eden and Harold Macmillan until 1962, when he was abruptly replaced by Sir Reginald Manningham-Buller, the Attorney-General, who was made a Baron while Kilmuir was made Earl of Kilmuir and Baron Fyfe of Dornoch to cushion the blow of retirement, although it might have cushioned it more effectively had Kilmuir not learned of the changes listening on the radio. The Right Honourable Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, FRS PC (30 November 1874 – 24 January 1965) was a British statesman, best known as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during the Second World War. ... 1951 was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... The Secretary of State for the Home Department (the Home Secretary) is the chief United Kingdom government minister responsible for law and order in England and Wales; his or her remit includes policing, the criminal justice system, the prison service, internal security, and matters of citizenship and immigration. ... 1954 was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the British House of Lords. ... The Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, or Lord Chancellor and in former times Chancellor of England, is one of the most senior and important functionaries in the government of the United Kingdom. ... The Right Honourable Robert Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon, KG, MC, PC (12 June 1897–14 January 1977), British politician, was Foreign Secretary during World War II and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during the 1950s. ... The Right Honourable Maurice Harold Macmillan, 1st Earl of Stockton, OM, PC (10 February 1894–29 December 1986), nicknamed Supermac and Mac the Knife, was a British Conservative politician and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1957 to 1963. ... Reginald Edward Manningham-Buller, 1st Viscount Dilhorne (August 1, 1905-September 7, 1980) was as the 1st Baron Dilhorne Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain from 1962 to 1964. ...

He was married to Sylvia Harrison and his brother-in-law was the actor Sir Rex Harrison. When he died in 1967, his titles, which could only pass to sons (though he had only daughters), became extinct. Look up Brother-in-law in Wiktionary, the free dictionary A brother-in-law is your: 1. ... Actors in priod costume sharing a joke whilst waiting btween takes during location filming. ... Sir Reginald Carey Harrison (March 5, 1908–June 2, 1990) was a British theater and film actor. ... 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Maxwell Fyfe was on the traditionalist right of the party, particularly noted for his strong support for the retention of the death penalty. He was an effective media performer, often representing the Conservative Party on radio discussion programmes. Capital punishment, also referred to as the death penalty, is the judicially ordered execution of a prisoner as a punishment for a serious crime, often called a capital offense or a capital crime. ...

Donald Bradley Somervell, Baron Somervell (August 24, 1889-November 18, 1960) was a British politician. ... Her Majestys Attorney General for England and Wales, usually known as the Attorney General, is the chief legal adviser of the Crown in England and Wales. ... Hartley Shawcross, Attorney-General of England and Wales 1945-51 The Right Honourable Hartley William Shawcross, Baron Shawcross, PC, GBE KC (February 4, 1902–July 10, 2003), was a British barrister and politician and the lead British prosecutor at the Nuremberg War Crimes tribunal. ... James Chuter Ede, Baron Chuter-Ede was a British politician, born in Epsom, Surrey. ... The Secretary of State for the Home Department (the Home Secretary) is the chief United Kingdom government minister responsible for law and order in England and Wales; his or her remit includes policing, the criminal justice system, the prison service, internal security, and matters of citizenship and immigration. ... Gwilym Lloyd George, 1st Viscount Tenby, (4 December 1894 - 1967) was a British politician and cabinet minister. ... The Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, or Lord Chancellor and in former times Chancellor of England, is one of the most senior and important functionaries in the government of the United Kingdom. ... Reginald Edward Manningham-Buller, 1st Viscount Dilhorne (August 1, 1905-September 7, 1980) was as the 1st Baron Dilhorne Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain from 1962 to 1964. ...

Only one person has held the title of Earl of Kilmuir namely David Maxwell Fyfe, a United Kingdom Cabinet member (as Home Secretary then Lord Chancellor) between 1951 and 1962. ...