Malcolm Macnaghten
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Order of the British Empire
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(12 January 1869-24 January 1955), was a Northern Ireland
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Unionist politician and judge, the fourth son of Lord Macnaghten, Bt.
Edward Macnaghten, Baron Macnaghten
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Sir Malcolm was educated at Eton
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and Trinity College, Cambridge
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, where he was President of the Cambridge Union in 1890, he graduated with 1st class honours in history. He became a Barrister at Lincoln's Inn
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in 1894, a Bencher
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in 1915 and King's Counsel (KC) in 1919.
Macnaghten sat as Member of Parliament
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for North Londonderry
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in 1922 and then for Londonderry
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from 1922 to 1929. He was Recorder
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of Colchester
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from 1924–1928, and a Judge
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of the High Court of Justice
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, King's Bench
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Division from 1928-1947.
He was knighted (KBE) in 1920 appointed a Privy Counsellor
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in 1948. He was Commissary of the University of Cambridge from 1926. He married the daughter of social reformer Charles Booth
Charles Booth (philanthropist)
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and had three daughters, all of whom became socialists and married Communists, and one son.
He kept a house at Campden Hill Court, London W8 and an Irish home - The End House, Portballintrae
Portballintrae
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, Co. Antrim. Sir Malcolm died in January 1955, aged 86.