About Leslie Farrer
Lived 1900 – 1984 (aged 84). Leslie Farrer was a solicitor.
Sir Walter Leslie Farrer KCVO (30 January 1900 – 6 March 1984) was a British solicitor. He was Private Solicitor to both King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II. He married Marjorie Laura Pollock, daughter of Ernest Pollock, 1st Viscount Hanworth. They had one son, Sir Matthew Farrer (also a partner at Farrer & Co), and one daughter.
He was educated at Rugby School and Balliol College, Oxford.
He wrote a letter to The Times, about Ernest Gellner.
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Who was Leslie Farrer?
British lawyer (1900-1984)
When was Leslie Farrer born?
Leslie Farrer was born on 30 January 1900.
When did Leslie Farrer die?
Leslie Farrer died on 6 March 1984.
What was Leslie Farrer's occupation?
Leslie Farrer was a solicitor.
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