The Viscount Radcliffe | |
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Lord of Appeal in Ordinary | |
In office 1949–1964 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Cyril John Radcliffe 30 March 1899 Llanychan, Denbighshire, Wales |
Died | 1 April 1977 Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England | (aged 78)
Nationality | British |
Spouse |
Antonia Mary Roby Benson
(m. 1939) |
Alma mater | University of Oxford |
Cyril John Radcliffe, 1st Viscount Radcliffe, GBE, PC, FBA (30 March 1899 – 1 April 1977) was a British lawyer and Law Lord best known for his role in the Partition of India. He served as the first chancellor of the University of Warwick from its foundation in 1965 to 1977.