Sir George Lawrence Jose Engle KCB QC (13 September 1926 – 14 September 2016)[1] was a British barrister and First Parliamentary Counsel between 1981 and 1987.
Sir George Engle | |
|---|---|
| First Parliamentary Counsel | |
| In office 1981–1987 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Henry Rowe |
| Succeeded by | Sir Henry de Waal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | George Lawrence Jose Engle 13 September 1926 Brussels, Belgium |
| Died | 14 September 2016 (aged 90) |
Engle was a contemporary at Charterhouse (where he was in Hodgsonites) of Gerald Priestland, William Rees-Mogg and Simon Raven.[2] He was a distinguished scholar, being Head of School and editor of The Carthusian school magazine.[3]
Before going up to Christ Church, Oxford to read Mods and Greats, Engle completed his National Service in the Royal Artillery. He took a double-First degree. Although he considered becoming an academic philosopher, he opted for the law, being called to the Bar in 1953 from Lincoln's Inn[4] and taking a post with the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel in 1957, drafting government bills. He was seconded to Nigeria to draft legislation in 1965 until 1967.[5] Engle was appointed C.B. in 1976,[6] and K.C.B. in 1983[7] having become First Parliamentary Counsel in 1981. Engle was also appointed Queen's Counsel in 1983,[8][9][10] and Bencher of Lincoln's Inn in 1984. Retiring in 1986, he retained an interest in legislation as a member of the Hansard Society's commission on the legislative process.[11] Engle was a founder of the Commonwealth Association of Legislative Counsel.[12]
Engle was noted for a vast library, containing, alongside major works, very obscure books.[13] He was president of the Kipling Society from 2001 to 2008.[14] He died 14 September 2016, survived by his wife of sixty years, Irene (née Lachmann;[15] sister of immunologist Sir Peter Lachmann),[16] three daughters, and grandchildren.[17][18][19] Both Engle and his wife were Jewish.[20][21]
References
edit- ^ "Sir George Engle".
- ^ Something Understood, Gerald Priestland, Andre Deutsch Ltd, 1988, pp. 56-57
- ^ Charterhouse website, Obituaries section URL= https://www.charterhouse.org.uk/foundation/obituaries Date accessed= 28 April 2018
- ^ The Records of the Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn, 1914-1965, ed. William Paley Baildon, Sir Ronald Roxburgh, 2001, p. 850
- ^ "Sir George Engle".
- ^ The London Gazette, 12 June 1976, p. 8017 URL= https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/46919/supplement/8017/data.pdf
- ^ Supplement to The London Gazette, 11 June 1983, p. B3 URL= https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/49375/supplement/3/data.pdf
- ^ The London Gazette, 12 April 1983, p. 5157 URL= https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/49320/page/5157/data.pdf
- ^ Law Notes, vol. 102, p. 129
- ^ The New Law Journal, vol. 133, 1984, p. 332
- ^ Charterhouse website, Obituaries section URL= https://www.charterhouse.org.uk/foundation/obituaries Date accessed= 28 April 2018
- ^ Commonwealth Association of Legislative Counsel newsletter February 2017, ed. Ross Carter, p. 6
- ^ Something Understood, Gerald Priestland, Andre Deutsch Ltd, 1988, p. 58
- ^ "Obituaries 2016 | Oxford Today". Archived from the original on 29 April 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- ^ Commonwealth Association of Legislative Counsel newsletter February 2017, ed. Ross Carter, p. 8
- ^ The Oriental Music Broadcasts, 1936-1937: A Musical Ethnography of Mandatory Palestine, vol. 10, Robert Lachmann, A-R Editions, Inc (Middleton, Wisconsin), p. xiii
- ^ "Sir George Engle".
- ^ "George ENGLE Obituary (2016) - London Bridge, City of London - the Times". Legacy.com.
- ^ Charterhouse website, Obituaries section URL= https://www.charterhouse.org.uk/foundation/obituaries Date accessed= 28 April 2018
- ^ "Obituaries 2016 | Oxford Today". Archived from the original on 29 April 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- ^ "Sir George Engle".