The Lord Rawlinson of Ewell | |
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| Attorney General for England and Wales | |
| In office 23 June 1970 – 4 March 1974 | |
| Prime Minister | Edward Heath |
| Preceded by | Elwyn Jones |
| Succeeded by | Samuel Silkin |
| Attorney General for Northern Ireland | |
| In office 30 March 1972 – 4 March 1974 | |
| Prime Minister | Edward Heath |
| Preceded by | Basil Kelly (devolved government) |
| Succeeded by | Samuel Silkin |
| Solicitor-General for England | |
| In office 19 July 1962 – 16 October 1964 | |
| Prime Minister | |
| Preceded by | John Hobson |
| Succeeded by | Dingle Foot |
| Member of Parliament for Epsom and Ewell Epsom (1955-Feb 1974) | |
| In office 26 May 1955 – 17 April 1978 | |
| Preceded by | Malcolm McCorquodale |
| Succeeded by | Archie Hamilton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Peter Anthony Grayson Rawlinson 26 June 1919 Birkenhead, Cheshire, England |
| Died | 28 June 2006 (aged 87) near Avignon, France |
| Political party | Conservative |
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| Children | 6 |
| Alma mater | Royal Military College, Sandhurst |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | British Army |
| Years of service | 1939–1946 |
| Rank | Major |
| Unit | Irish Guards |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Peter Anthony Grayson Rawlinson, Baron Rawlinson of Ewell, PC, QC (26 June 1919 – 28 June 2006) was an English barrister, Conservative politician and author. He served as Member of Parliament for Epsom for 23 years, from 1955 to 1978, and held the offices of Solicitor General (1962–1964) and Attorney General for England and Wales (1970–1974) and for Northern Ireland (1972–1974). Had he been appointed Lord Chancellor, as seemed likely during the mid-1970s, he would have been the first Roman Catholic to hold that position since Thomas More in 1532.