George Drewry Squibb
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(1 December 1906 – 3 January 1994) was a British
lawyer
, herald
and antiquary who is most noted for his participation in the celebrated 1954 case in the High Court of Chivalry, the first (and to date only) case heard by that court for over two hundred years.
Royal Victorian Order
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BCL
Bachelor of Civil Law
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MA FSA
Society of Antiquaries of London
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FRHistS
Royal Historical Society
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FSG
Society of Genealogists
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QC
Queen's Counsel
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JP
Justice of the Peace
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(1 December 1906 – 3 January 1994) was a British
United Kingdom
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lawyer
Lawyer
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, herald
Herald
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and antiquary who is most noted for his participation in the celebrated 1954 case in the High Court of Chivalry, the first (and to date only) case heard by that court for over two hundred years.