John Sankey, 1st Viscount Sankey

Politician

1866 – 1948

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Who was John Sankey, 1st Viscount Sankey?

John Sankey, 1st Viscount Sankey GBE KStJ PC KC was a British lawyer, judge, Labour politician and Lord Chancellor of Great Britain, famous for many of his judgments in the House of Lords. He gave his name to the Sankey Declaration of the Rights of Man.

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Born
Oct 26, 1866
Nationality
  • United Kingdom
Education
  • Jesus College, Oxford
Died
Feb 6, 1948

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on July 23, 2013

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