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British soldier, judge and cricketer (1923–2015)
The Lord Griffiths
Lord Griffiths in 1985
In office Monarch Elizabeth II Succeeded by The Lord Lloyd of Berwick
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William Hugh Griffiths
(1923-09-26 ) 26 September 1923Died 30 May 2015(2015-05-30) (aged 91 ) Nationality British Spouses
(m. 1949; died 1998)
(m. 2000; died 2004)
(m. 2009)
Children 3 daughters, 1 son (by Evelyn Krefting) Alma mater St John's College, Cambridge Occupation Judge Profession Law
William Hugh Griffiths, Baron Griffiths , MC PC
The son of Sir Hugh Griffiths, he was educated at Charterhouse School and St John's College, Cambridge . During the Second World War he served in the Welsh Guards , receiving a Military Cross in 1944 for an action in which he disarmed a German tank.[1]
Griffiths was called to the Bar , Inner Temple in 1949, and became a Queen's Counsel in 1964. From 1962 to 1964, he was Recorder of Margate , and from 1964 to 1970 of Cambridge . In 1971, Griffiths was knighted [2] Judge of the High Court of Justice , Queen's Bench Division , a post he held until 1980.
Between 1980 and 1985, he was Lord Justice of Appeal , and between 1985 and 1993 Lord of Appeal in Ordinary , and was created, on 23 May 1985, a life peer with the title Baron Griffiths , of Govilon , in the County of Gwent on his appointment.[3]
Griffiths married three times: first Evelyn Krefting in 1949; and after her death in 1998 he married Heather Renwick Brigstocke , the former High Mistress of St Paul's Girls' School , on 22 January 2000. She was killed in a car accident in 2004. She had been created Baroness Brigstocke in 1990; they were one of the few couples who both held titles in their own right. In July 2009, he married Greta Fenston. He had four children by his first wife: three daughters and one son.[4]
He died on 30 May 2015 at the age of 91.[4] [5]
Griffiths holds the unique distinction of having been both president of Marylebone Cricket Club and captain of The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews .[6]
In cricket, Griffiths was a fast bowler. At Cambridge University, he won Blues for cricket in 1946, 1947, and 1948, recording career-best figures of 6 for 129 against Lancashire in 1946. He also made eight appearances in the County Championship for Glamorgan , taking 4 for 61 against Surrey on his debut in 1946.[7] first-class matches, taking 102 wickets at an average of 31.47.[8]
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^ "No. 50137" . The London Gazette
^ a b "Lord Griffiths - obituary" . The Daily Telegraph . 1 June 2015.
^ "Former MCC President Lord Griffiths Dies" . lords.org . Retrieved 1 June 2015 .
^ Wisden Cricketers' Almanack , 2016 edition, p217.
^ Profile , cricketarchive.com; accessed 1 June 2015.
^ "Lord Griffiths dies aged 91" . Cricinfo . 3 June 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2020 .
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