About Anthony Plowman
Lived 1905 – 1993 (aged 87). Anthony Plowman was a British judge.
Sir John Anthony Plowman (27 December 1905 – 30 August 1993) was a British barrister and judge who served as Vice-Chancellor between 1974 and 1976.
Biography The son of John Tharp Plowman, a solicitor, Plowman was educated at the Highgate School before taking the Law Society examinations, with a view of becoming a solicitor. He was called to the bar by Lincoln's Inn in 1931 and practised at the Chancery bar. During World War II, he joined the Royal Air Force, attaining the rank of Squadron leader.
After the War, Plowman returned to the bar, and was made a Queen's Counsel in 1954. He was appointed to the High Court in 1961 and assigned to the Chancery Division, receiving the customary knighthood.
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British judge (1905-1993)
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Anthony Plowman was born on 27 December 1905.
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