The Lord Donaldson of Lymington | |
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Master of the Rolls | |
In office 30 July 1982 – 1 October 1992 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Preceded by | The Lord Denning |
Succeeded by | Sir Thomas Bingham |
Lord Justice of Appeal | |
In office 1979–1982 | |
Personal details | |
Born | John Francis Donaldson 6 October 1920 |
Died | 31 August 2005 UK | (aged 84)
Spouse | Mary Donaldson, Baroness Donaldson of Lymington (née Dorothy Mary Warwick) |
Education | Charterhouse School |
Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
Occupation | QC, jurist |
John Francis Donaldson, Baron Donaldson of Lymington, PC (6 October 1920 – 31 August 2005) was a British barrister and judge who served as Master of the Rolls for ten years, from 1982 to 1992. He was the first (and only) President of the short-lived National Industrial Relations Court from 1971 to 1974.