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Ivan Lawrence

Ivan Lawrence, English lawyer and politician

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Born
December 24, 1936
Age in 2026
90
Zodiac sign
Capricorn
Birth year
1936

About Ivan Lawrence

Sir Ivan John Lawrence, KC (born 24 December 1936) is a former British Conservative Member of Parliament and criminal barrister. Lawrence was educated at the former Brighton, Hove and Sussex Grammar School where he won a State Scholarship, and is President of the School's Old Boys' Association. He read Jurisprudence at Christ Church, Oxford from 1957 to 1960, where he became president of the Oxford University Progressive Jewish Society, and founded Crime Concern. Called to the Bar by the Inner Temple in 1962, Lawrence was pupil to James Burge, the leading criminal junior who represented Stephen Ward in the Profumo trials.

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Ivan Lawrence timeline

  1. He read Jurisprudence at Christ Church, Oxford from 1957 to 1960, where he became president of the Oxford University Progressive Jewish Society, and founded Crime Concern.
  2. Called to the Bar by the Inner Temple in 1962, Lawrence was pupil to James Burge, the leading criminal junior who represented Stephen Ward in the Profumo trials.

The world when Ivan Lawrence was born

Ivan Lawrence was born in 1936. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1936

  • #1 song"The Way You Look Tonight" – Fred Astaire
  • Top movieModern Times (Charlie Chaplin)
  • Top TV showBBC Television Service launches
  • Best-selling bookGone with the Wind – Margaret Mitchell

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJesse Owens wins 4 gold medals at Berlin Olympics
  • Top headlineJesse Owens dominates the Berlin Olympics
  • Technology milestoneBBC launches the world's first regular television service
  • Defining fadSwing dancing
  • Notable inventionSun glasses (mass-produced)
  • World population2.26 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • U.S. population128.1M

1936 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Ivan Lawrence's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19362026
Gas$0.19$3.45/gal
Average home$5,100$435,000
Average income$2,900$67,500
Minimum wage$0.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population128.1M341 million

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