John Sankey, 1st Viscount Sankey
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John Sankey, 1st Viscount Sankey GBE (26 October 1866 - 6 February 1948) was a prominent British politician, famous for many of his judgments in the House of Lords.
Sankey was educated at Jesus College, Oxford, graduating with a second-class BA in Modern History in 1889 and a third-class Bachelor of Civil Law degree in 1891. He became a barrister in the Middle Temple in 1892.[1]
Sankey became a Lord Justice of Appeal in 1928 and was raised to the peerage as Baron Sankey in 1929; that year, he was appointed Lord Chancellor under Ramsay MacDonald's first national government. He served as Lord Chancellor until 1935, when Stanley Baldwin re-entered office.
Several of his judgments in the House of Lords have landmark statements of law. Of particular note are his statements in Edwards v. Canada (Attorney General) in which a case was held about women being allowed in the senate. In the end, women were allowed being senators. Also he was the judge in Woolmington v. DPP.
| Preceded by The Lord Hailsham |
Lord Chancellor 1929–1935 |
Succeeded by The Lord Hailsham |
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