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John Donaldson, Baron Donaldson of Lymington

John Donaldson, Baron Donaldson of Lymington, English lawyer and judge (died 2005)

Born
October 6, 1920
Died
August 31, 2005
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1920

About John Donaldson, Baron Donaldson of Lymington

John Francis Donaldson, Baron Donaldson of Lymington, was a British barrister and judge who served as Master of the Rolls for ten years, from 1982 to 1992. He was the first President of the short-lived National Industrial Relations Court from 1971 to 1974. Donaldson attended first Charterhouse and then Trinity College, Cambridge. She later became the first woman to be a Member of the City of London Court of Common Council, the first female Alderman, the first female Sheriff and, finally, in 1983, the first female Lord Mayor of London.

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The world when John Donaldson, Baron Donaldson of Lymington was born

John Donaldson, Baron Donaldson of Lymington was born in 1920. 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 1920

  • #1 song"Swanee" – Al Jolson
  • Top movieThe Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
  • Best-selling bookThe Age of Innocence – Edith Wharton

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBabe Ruth sold to the New York Yankees
  • Top headlineWomen win the right to vote with the 19th Amendment
  • Technology milestoneFirst commercial radio broadcasts
  • Defining fadFlappers and the Jazz Age
  • Notable inventionBand-Aid adhesive bandages
  • World population1.86 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • Sports championCleveland Indians (World Series)
  • U.S. population106.0M

1920 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in John Donaldson, Baron Donaldson of Lymington's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19202026
Gas$0.30$3.45/gal
Average home$6,296$435,000
Average income$3,269$67,500
Movie ticket$0.15$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population106.0M341 million

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