Godfrey Vick

Sir Godfrey Russell-Vick QC (24 December 1892 – 27 September 1958) was an English lawyer, judge and Liberal Party politician.

Background Born at Strathmore House, West Hartlepool, the youngest son of Richard William Vick JP and Emily née Oughtred, he was educated at the Leys School and Jesus College, Cambridge, and played rugby for Hartlepool Rovers.

He married Marjorie Hester Compston and the couple had two daughters and two sons, the younger of whom, Sir Arnold Russell-Vick, also became a barrister then a judge. He served both as Chairman of the Bar Council and variously as Recorder of Richmond (1930-1931), Halifax (1931-1939) and Newcastle-upon-Tyne (1939-1956). Sworn as King's Counsel in 1935, he was then appointed a County Court Judge, becoming a Bencher of the Inner Temple,

Russell-Vick's service on public enquiries included: London County Council remand homes (1944);

Political career He contested the constituency of Bishop Auckland at the 1918 General Election for the Coalition Liberals and finished second.

In 1919 Russell-Vick contested the constituency of Shoreditch in the 1919 London County Council election. He ran for the Liberal-backed Progressive Party and narrowly missed out on election.

He contested the constituency of the Hartlepools at the 1945 General Election for the Liberal Party coming third.

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