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Derry Irvine, Baron Irvine of Lairg

Derry Irvine, Baron Irvine of Lairg, Scottish lawyer, judge, and politician, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain

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Born
June 23, 1940
Age in 2026
86
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1940

About Derry Irvine, Baron Irvine of Lairg

Alexander Andrew Mackay Irvine, Baron Irvine of Lairg,, known as Derry Irvine, is a Scottish lawyer and politician who served as Lord Chancellor from 1997 to 2003. A legal adviser to the Party through the 1980s, he was awarded a life peerage as Baron Irvine of Lairg, of Lairg in the District of Sutherland, on 25 March 1987. He founded and headed 11 King's Bench Walk Chambers in the 1980s, and later became a Recorder and Deputy High Court Judge. He was appointed a Queen's Counsel in 1978 and founded 11 King's Bench Walk Chambers in 1981, becoming head of chambers. He was awarded a pay rise of £22,691 in 2003, as a result of a formula designed to keep his salary ahead that of the Lord Chief Justice.

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Derry Irvine, Baron Irvine of Lairg timeline

  1. He was appointed a Queen's Counsel in 1978 and founded 11 King's Bench Walk Chambers in 1981, becoming head of chambers.
  2. A legal adviser to the Party through the 1980s, he was awarded a life peerage as Baron Irvine of Lairg, of Lairg in the District of Sutherland, on 25 March 1987.
  3. He was awarded a pay rise of £22,691 in 2003, as a result of a formula designed to keep his salary ahead that of the Lord Chief Justice.

The world when Derry Irvine, Baron Irvine of Lairg was born

Derry Irvine, Baron Irvine of Lairg was born in 1940. 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 1940

  • #1 song"In the Mood" – Glenn Miller
  • Top movieRebecca
  • Best-selling bookFor Whom the Bell Tolls – Ernest Hemingway

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst televised college basketball game
  • Top headlineWinston Churchill becomes British Prime Minister
  • Technology milestoneFirst McDonald's restaurant opens
  • Defining fadSwing music hits its peak
  • Notable inventionJeep (military vehicle)
  • World population2.30 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championCincinnati Reds (World Series)
  • U.S. population132.2M

1940 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Derry Irvine, Baron Irvine of Lairg's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19402026
Gas$0.18$3.45/gal
Average home$5,300$435,000
Average income$3,100$67,500
Minimum wage$0.30$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population132.2M341 million

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