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Squibb was interested in genealogy and heraldry from his youth<ref>{{cite journal | title = Obituary: George Squibb | journal = The Independent | date = 12 Jan 1994 |author=P L Dickinson and G K Ireland | url = http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-george-squibb-1399410.html | accessdate = 2013-06-21}}</ref> and throughout his life he combined his professional practice with scholarly research and publication on historical topics linked to his interests. He wrote the definitive modern study of ''The Law of Arms in England'' (1953),<ref>{{cite encyclopedia | encyclopedia = Who Was Who | title = George Drewry Squibb | accessdate = 2013-06-21 | publisher = A & C Black}}</ref> and other monographs including ''Reports of Heraldic Cases in the Court of Chivalry'' |
Squibb was interested in genealogy and heraldry from his youth<ref name="obit">{{cite journal | title = Obituary: George Squibb | journal = The Independent | date = 12 Jan 1994 |author=P L Dickinson and G K Ireland | url = http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-george-squibb-1399410.html | accessdate = 2013-06-21}}</ref> and throughout his life he combined his professional practice with scholarly research and publication on historical topics linked to his interests. He wrote the definitive modern study of ''The Law of Arms in England'' (1953),<ref name="www">{{cite encyclopedia | encyclopedia = Who Was Who | title = George Drewry Squibb | accessdate = 2013-06-21 | publisher = A & C Black}}</ref> and other monographs including ''Reports of Heraldic Cases in the Court of Chivalry'' (1956);<ref name="www"/> ''The High Court of Chivalry'' (1959);<ref name="www"/> ''Visitation Pedigrees and the Genealogist'' (1964, 2nd edn 1978);<ref name="www"/> ''Founders’ Kin'' (1972);<ref name="www"/> ''Doctors’ Commons'' (1977);<ref name="www"/> and ''Precedence in England and Wales'' (1981).<ref name="www"/> He also edited a number of volumes for the [[Harleian Society]], including ''Munimenta Heraldica'' (1985), an anthology of constitutional documents relating to the [[College of Arms]], the [[Earl Marshal]], and the [[Officer of arms|officers of arms]].<ref name="www"/><ref>{{cite book |editor-first=G.D. |editor-last=Squibb |title=Munimenta Heraldica, MCCCCLXXXIV to MCMLXXXIV |place=London |series=[[Harleian Society]], new ser. |volume=4 |year=1985 |ISBN=0-9500207-6-1 }}</ref> |
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He was Junior Counsel to the Crown in Peerage and Baronetcy Cases, 1954–56<ref |
He was Junior Counsel to the Crown in Peerage and Baronetcy Cases, 1954–56,<ref name="www"/> but this ceased upon his appointment to silk.<ref name="obit"/> He was appointed Honorary Historical Adviser in Peerage Cases to the Attorney-General in 1965.<ref name="www"/> |
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His work among the records of the [[College of Arms]] made him liked and respected by the Officers of Arms, and particularly by [[Anthony Wagner]], who valued his combination of legal and historical research skills, and who wrote a Foreword to ''The Law of Arms in England''. In 1959 he was appointed Norfolk Herald Extraordinary<ref |
His work among the records of the [[College of Arms]] made him liked and respected by the Officers of Arms, and particularly by [[Anthony Wagner]], who valued his combination of legal and historical research skills, and who wrote a Foreword to ''The Law of Arms in England''. In 1959 he was appointed [[Norfolk Herald Extraordinary]],<ref name="www"/> and in 1976 he became the Earl Marshal’s Lieutenant, Assessor and Surrogate in the Court of Chivalry.<ref name="www"/> |
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He was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries in 1946;<ref |
He was elected a Fellow of the [[Society of Antiquaries of London|Society of Antiquaries]] in 1946;<ref name="www"/> a Fellow of the [[Society of Genealogists]] in 1973;<ref name="www"/> and a Fellow of the [[Royal Historical Society]] in 1978.<ref name="www"/> |
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He was a member of the [[Worshipful Company of Scriveners]]; and served as Master 1979–80.<ref name="www"/> |
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He was appointed [[Royal Victorian Order|Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order]] (LVO), an honour in the personal gift of the Queen, in 1982.<ref name="www"/> |
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==Personal life== |
==Personal life== |
Revision as of 01:26, 7 June 2014
George Drewry Squibb LVO BCL MA FSA FRHistS FSG QC JP (1 December 1906 – 3 January 1994) was a British lawyer, herald and antiquary who is most noted for his participation in the celebrated 1954 case of Manchester Corporation v Manchester Palace of Varieties Ltd [1955] [1] in the High Court of Chivalry, the first (and to date only) case heard by that court for over two hundred years.[2]
In his opening arguments in that case, Squibb, who was simultaneously, a distinguished barrister and a historian, argued, to the satisfaction of the court, that since the modern class of Doctors of Laws were no longer trained as advocates, their role must necessarily be performed by barristers. This was because Victorian reforms, which had unified the other classes of court attorney into the single profession of Barrister, had overlooked the Doctors of Law.
Birth, family and education
He was born in Chester 1 December 1906,[3] the eldest son of Reginald Augustus Hodder Squibb,[4] from a Dorset family.[5] He was related to Arthur Squibb, who was Clarenceux King of Arms at the College of Arms 1646-1650 (in the time of Cromwell).[6]
He was educated at King's School, Chester,[7] and the Queen's College, Oxford,[8] where he took his first degree and also a Bachelor of Civil Law.[9]
Legal career
He was called to the Bar by the Inner Temple in 1930[10] and practiced as a barrister for the rest of his life. His London home was a flat in the Temple, in Paper Buildings[11] next to the Inner Temple Gardens, although his main home was in Dorset.[12] He was elected as a Master of the Bench (bencher) by the Inner Temple in 1951;[13] became Reader in 1975[14] and served as Treasurer (the senior Bencher) in 1976.[15]
Upon call to the Bar, he joined the chambers of RM Montgomery KC where he was a pupil of AM Trustram Eve (later Lord Silsoe).[16] He practiced from these chambers for the rest of his career, eventually becoming the Head of Chambers.[17]
He specialized in real property, rating and valuation, and planning work.[18] He was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1956 and in silk specialized in local government work at the Parliamentary Bar.[19]
He was appointed a Justice of the Peace for Dorset in 1943,[20] and served as Deputy Chairman of the Dorset Quarter Sessions 1950–53,[21] and as Chairman 1953–71.[22] He was President of the Transport Tribunal 1962–81.[23] He was Chief Commons Commissioner, 1971–85.[24]
Heraldry and history
Squibb was interested in genealogy and heraldry from his youth[25] and throughout his life he combined his professional practice with scholarly research and publication on historical topics linked to his interests. He wrote the definitive modern study of The Law of Arms in England (1953),[26] and other monographs including Reports of Heraldic Cases in the Court of Chivalry (1956);[26] The High Court of Chivalry (1959);[26] Visitation Pedigrees and the Genealogist (1964, 2nd edn 1978);[26] Founders’ Kin (1972);[26] Doctors’ Commons (1977);[26] and Precedence in England and Wales (1981).[26] He also edited a number of volumes for the Harleian Society, including Munimenta Heraldica (1985), an anthology of constitutional documents relating to the College of Arms, the Earl Marshal, and the officers of arms.[26][27]
He was Junior Counsel to the Crown in Peerage and Baronetcy Cases, 1954–56,[26] but this ceased upon his appointment to silk.[25] He was appointed Honorary Historical Adviser in Peerage Cases to the Attorney-General in 1965.[26]
His work among the records of the College of Arms made him liked and respected by the Officers of Arms, and particularly by Anthony Wagner, who valued his combination of legal and historical research skills, and who wrote a Foreword to The Law of Arms in England. In 1959 he was appointed Norfolk Herald Extraordinary,[26] and in 1976 he became the Earl Marshal’s Lieutenant, Assessor and Surrogate in the Court of Chivalry.[26]
He was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries in 1946;[26] a Fellow of the Society of Genealogists in 1973;[26] and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society in 1978.[26]
He was a member of the Worshipful Company of Scriveners; and served as Master 1979–80.[26]
He was appointed Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO), an honour in the personal gift of the Queen, in 1982.[26]
Personal life
In 1936 he married Bessie Whittaker, who died in 1954.[28] With her, he had one daughter.[29] In 1955, he married Evelyn Higgins, who died in 1992.[30]
He died in Dorchester 3 January 1994.[31]
References
- ^ P 133; [1955] 1 All ER 387
- ^ G.D. Squibb, The High Court of Chivalry: A Study of the Civil Law in England, Oxford, 1959
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See also
- Obituary: George Squibb, The Independent 12 January 1994.