David Maxwell Fyfe

David Maxwell Fyfe
David Maxwell Fyfe ; (lawyer);
Born	29 May 1900; Edinburgh, Scotland
Died	27 January 1967 (Age 66); Withyham, Sussex, England
Nationality	Scottish, British
Alma mater	Oxford University/Balliol College
Spouse	Sylvia Harrison
Party	Conservative
	Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain
In office
	18 October 1954 - 13 July 1962
	Attended 3 Bilderbergs in this role
	Home Secretary
In office
	27 October 1951 - 19 October 1954
Preceded by	James Chuter Ede
	Attorney General for England and Wales
In office
	25 May 1945 - 26 July 1945
	Solicitor General for England and Wales
In office
	4 March 1942 - 25 May 1945
	Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain
In office
	18 October 1954 - 13 July 1962

David Patrick Maxwell Fyfe, 1st Earl of Kilmuir, GCVO,PC,QC, known as Sir David Maxwell Fyfe from 1942 to 1954 and as Viscount Kilmuir from 1954 to 1962, was a British Conservative politician, lawyer and judge who combined a legal career with political ambitions that took him to the offices of Solicitor General, Attorney General, Home Secretary and Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain.

Activities

Fyfe was deputy chief prosecutor at the Nuremberg Trials.

He led a crackdown against homosexuals in the 1950s.

Event	Start	End	Location(s)	Description
Bilderberg/1957 February	15 February 1957	17 February 1957	US St Simons Island Georgia (State)	The earliest ever Bilderberg in the year, number 5, was also first one outside Europe.
Bilderberg/1957 October	4 October 1957	6 October 1957	Italy Fiuggi	The 6th Bilderberg meeting, the latest ever in the year and the first one in Italy.
Bilderberg/1958	13 September 1958	15 September 1958	United Kingdom Buxton UK	The 7th Bilderberg and the first one in the UK. 72 guests

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