Henry Cecil Leon

For the other author to use the pen name Henry Cecil, see David H. Keller.
For other people named Henry Cecil, see Henry Cecil (disambiguation).

Henry Cecil Leon
Born(1902-09-19)19 September 1902
London, England
Died23 May 1976(1976-05-23) (aged 73)
EducationSt Paul's School, London
Alma materKing's College, Cambridge
Occupation(s)Barrister, judge & writer
Military career
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branch British Army
Years of service1939-1945
UnitQueen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey)
Battles / warsWorld War II
AwardsMC

Henry Cecil Leon, MC (19 September 1902 – 23 May 1976), who wrote under the pen-names Henry Cecil and Clifford Maxwell, was British barrister, judge, and a writer of fiction about the British legal system.