About John Leonard Knox
Lived 1925 – 2015 (aged 90). John Leonard Knox was a British judge.
Sir John Leonard Knox (6 April 1925 – 28 May 2015) was a British High Court judge, sitting in the Chancery division.
Biography
Knox was the son of Capt. Leonard Needham Knox of an Ulster-Scots origin and Berthe Hélène Brel of Lille. His paternal grandmother was the poet Lucy Knox. He was the great-great-grandson of Thomas Knox, 1st Earl of Ranfurly. He was educated at Radley College and Worcester College, Oxford. He served in the Royal Artillery from 1944–47.
He was Attorney-General of the Duchy of Lancaster from 1984 to 1986.
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British judge
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John Leonard Knox was born on 6 April 1925.
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John Leonard Knox died on 28 May 2015.
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John Leonard Knox was a judge.
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