John Sankey 1st Viscount Sankey Politician

John Sankey, 1st Viscount Sankey GBE KStJ PC KC (26 October 1866 – 6 February 1948) 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 (1940).

Personal facts

John Sankey 1st Viscount Sankey
Birth dateOctober 26, 1866
Nationality
British people
Date of deathFebruary 06, 1948
Education
Jesus College Oxford

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monarch
George V
party
Labour Party (UK)
prime minister
successor

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