Alan Campbell, Baron Campbell of Alloway facts for kids
Alan Robertson Campbell, Baron Campbell of Alloway (born May 24, 1917 – died June 30, 2013) was an important British judge, lawyer, and writer. He was also a member of the House of Lords, which is part of the UK Parliament.
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Early Life and Education
Alan Campbell was the son of John Kenneth Campbell and Juliet Pinner. He went to school at Aldenham School in Hertfordshire, England. In 1934, he also studied in Paris at the Ecole des Sciences Politiques.
Later, he attended Trinity Hall, Cambridge University. He earned a degree in economics and law in 1938. He also received a Master of Arts degree from Cambridge.
Military Service and Prisoner of War
From 1939 to 1940, Alan Campbell served in the Royal Artillery, a part of the British Army. He was with the British Expeditionary Force during World War II. He reached the rank of Second Lieutenant.
Sadly, he became a Prisoner of War (POW) in Colditz Castle from 1940 to 1945. Colditz Castle was a famous German prison camp for Allied officers. After the war, in 1996, he received the Emergency Reserve Decoration for his service.
A Career in Law
In 1939, Alan Campbell became a barrister, which is a type of lawyer, through the Inner Temple in London. In 1965, he was made a Queen's Counsel, a special title for experienced lawyers.
He held many important legal roles:
- In 1975, he joined the Management Committee of the United Kingdom Association for European Law.
- In 1976, he became a Recorder for the Crown Court, which is a type of judge. He held both these positions until 1989.
- He was also a member of the Law Advisory Panel of the British Council from 1974 to 1979.
- From 1988 to 1991, he was the vice-president of a group for French and British lawyers.
- From 1978 to 2004, he was the President of the Colditz Association, a group for former prisoners of Colditz Castle.
Member of the House of Lords
On June 2, 1981, Alan Campbell was given the title of Baron Campbell of Alloway. This made him a life peer, which means he could sit in the House of Lords for the rest of his life. The House of Lords is the second chamber of the UK Parliament. He represented the Conservative Party there.
After another member, Edward Short, passed away in May 2012, Baron Campbell became the oldest person sitting in the House of Lords.
Personal Life
Alan Campbell married Diana Watson-Smyth in 1947. They later divorced in 1953. In 1957, he married Vivien de Kantzow, who passed away in 2010.
At the age of 94, on September 1, 2011, he married for a third time to Dorothea Berwick. He had one daughter, Sarah C. Campbell, from his first marriage.
Works
Alan Campbell also wrote several books, mostly about law:
- Restrictive Trade Practices and Monopolies (1956)
- Restrictive Trading Agreements in the Common Market (1964)
- Industrial Relations Act (1971)
- EC Competitions Law (1980)
- Trade Unions and the Individual (1980)
- Case-Book, Sentence of Death (2008)
