Cyril Radcliffe, 1st Viscount Radcliffe

The Viscount Radcliffe
Lord of Appeal in Ordinary
In office
1949–1964
Personal details
Born
Cyril John Radcliffe

(1899-03-30)30 March 1899
Llanychan, Denbighshire, Wales
Died1 April 1977(1977-04-01) (aged 78)
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England
NationalityBritish
Spouse
Antonia Mary Roby Benson
(m. 1939)
Alma materUniversity 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.