Donald Somervell, Baron Somervell of Harrow
The Lord Somervell of Harrow | |
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Somervell in 1945 by Walter Stoneman | |
| Lord of Appeal in Ordinary | |
| In office 4 October 1954 – 6 January 1960 | |
| Preceded by | The Lord Asquith of Bishopstone |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Morris of Borth-y-Gest |
| Home Secretary | |
| In office 25 May 1945 – 26 July 1945 | |
| Prime Minister | Winston Churchill |
| Preceded by | Herbert Morrison |
| Succeeded by | James Chuter Ede |
| Attorney-General for England | |
| In office 18 March 1936 – 25 May 1945 | |
| Prime Minister | |
| Preceded by | Sir Thomas Inskipp |
| Succeeded by | Sir David Maxwell Fyfe |
| Solicitor-General for England | |
| In office 29 September 1933 – 19 March 1936 | |
| Prime Minister | |
| Preceded by | Sir Boyd Merriman |
| Succeeded by | Sir Terence O'Connor |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 August 1889 Harrow on the Hill, London, England |
| Died | 18 November 1960 (aged 71) Marylebone, London, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse |
Loelia Helen Buchan-Hepburn
(m. 1933; died 1945) |
| Alma mater | Magdalen College, Oxford |
Donald Bradley Somervell, Baron Somervell of Harrow, OBE PC (24 August 1889 – 18 November 1960) was a British barrister, judge and Conservative Party politician. He served as Solicitor General and Attorney General from 1933 to 1945 and was briefly Home Secretary in Winston Churchill's 1945 caretaker government.