About John Freeland
Lived 1927 – 2014 (aged 86). John Freeland was a judge.
Sir John Redvers Freeland (16 July 1927 – 29 June 2014) was a British diplomat and international lawyer.
Early life Freeland was born on 16 July 1927 in Hendon, London to Clarence Redvers Freeland and Freda Freeland ( Walker). He was educated at Stowe School and at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. He married Sarah Hayward in 1952.
Career Freeland was appointed Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in 1973. He was the Legal Adviser to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office from 1984 to 1987. He became a Bencher of Lincoln's Inn in 1985. He took silk as Queen's Counsel in 1987.
Death Freeland died on 29 June 2014. He was survived by his wife, son, and daughter.
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British diplomat and international lawyer (1927–2014)
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John Freeland was a judge.
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