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Hugh Griffiths, Baron Griffiths

Hugh Griffiths, Baron Griffiths, English cricketer, lawyer, and judge (died 2015)

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Born
September 26, 1923
Died
May 30, 2015
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1923

About Hugh Griffiths, Baron Griffiths

William Hugh Griffiths, Baron Griffiths, MC, PC was a British soldier, cricketer, barrister, judge and life peer. She had been created Baroness Brigstocke in 1990; they were one of the few couples who both held titles in their own right. Griffiths was called to the Bar, Inner Temple in 1949, and became a Queen's Counsel in 1964. Between 1980 and 1985, he was Lord Justice of Appeal, and between 1985 and 1993 Lord of Appeal in Ordinary, and was created, on 23 May 1985, a life peer with the title Baron Griffiths, of Govilon, in the County of Gwent on his appointment.

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Hugh Griffiths, Baron Griffiths timeline

  1. Griffiths was called to the Bar, Inner Temple in 1949, and became a Queen's Counsel in 1964.
  2. Between 1980 and 1985, he was Lord Justice of Appeal, and between 1985 and 1993 Lord of Appeal in Ordinary, and was created, on 23 May 1985, a life peer with the title Baron Griffiths, of Govilon, in the County of Gwent on his appointment.
  3. She had been created Baroness Brigstocke in 1990; they were one of the few couples who both held titles in their own right.

The world when Hugh Griffiths, Baron Griffiths was born

Hugh Griffiths, Baron Griffiths was born in 1923. 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 1923

  • #1 song"Yes! We Have No Bananas"
  • Top movieThe Ten Commandments (Cecil B. DeMille)
  • Best-selling bookBlack Oxen – Gertrude Atherton

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst 24 Hours of Le Mans race
  • Top headlineTime magazine publishes its first issue
  • Technology milestoneFirst neon signs appear in the United States
  • Defining fadDance marathons
  • Notable inventionFrozen food process (Clarence Birdseye)
  • World population1.93 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWarren G. Harding / Calvin Coolidge
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • U.S. population111.9M

1923 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Hugh Griffiths, Baron Griffiths's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19232026
Gas$0.22$3.45/gal
Average home$5,700$435,000
Average income$3,380$67,500
Movie ticket$0.15$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population111.9M341 million

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