Frank Soskice

The Right Honourable
The Lord Stow Hill
PC QC
The Right Honourable The Lord Stow Hill PC QC
	Frank Soskice (middle) with Sven Arntzen (left) and Maurice Bourguin in The Hague, 1951
Lord Privy Seal
	In office; 23 December 1965 – 6 April 1966
Prime Minister	Harold Wilson
Preceded by	Frank Pakenham
Succeeded by	Frank Pakenham
Home Secretary
	In office; 18 October 1964 – 23 December 1965
Prime Minister	Harold Wilson
Preceded by	Henry Brooke
Succeeded by	Roy Jenkins
Shadow Home Secretary
	In office; 15 February 1963 – 18 October 1964
Leader	Harold Wilson
Preceded by	George Brown
Succeeded by	Edward Boyle
Attorney-General for England
	In office; 24 April 1951 – 26 October 1951
Prime Minister	Clement Attlee
Preceded by	Sir Hartley Shawcross
Succeeded by	Sir Lionel Heald
Solicitor-General for England
	In office; 4 August 1945 – 24 April 1951
Prime Minister	Clement Attlee
Preceded by	Sir Walter Monckton
Succeeded by	Sir Lynn Ungoed-Thomas
Member of Parliament; for Newport
	In office; 6 July 1956 – 10 March 1966
Preceded by	Peter Freeman
Succeeded by	Roy Hughes
Member of Parliament; for Sheffield Neepsend
	In office; 5 April 1950 – 6 May 1955
Preceded by	Harry Morris
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Member of Parliament; for Birkenhead East
	In office; 5 July 1945 – 3 February 1950
Preceded by	Henry Graham White
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Personal details
Born	Frank Soskice; 23 July 1902
Died	1 January 1979 (aged 76)
Nationality	British
Political party	Labour
Spouse	Susan Isabella Cloudsley Hunter
Relatives	David Soskice (son); Ford Madox Ford (uncle); Oliver Madox Hueffer (uncle); Ford Madox Brown (great-grandfather); Catherine Madox Brown (grandmother); Francis Hueffer (grandfather); Lucy Madox Brown (half-great-aunt); William Michael Rossetti (great-uncle);
Alma mater	Balliol College, Oxford

Frank Soskice, Baron Stow Hill, PC, QC (23 July 1902 – 1 January 1979) was a British lawyer and Labour Party politician.

The Right Honourable The Lord Stow Hill PC QC
Frank Soskice (middle) with Sven Arntzen (left) and Maurice Bourguin in The Hague, 1951

Lord Privy Seal
In office 23 December 1965 – 6 April 1966
Prime Minister	Harold Wilson
Preceded by	Frank Pakenham
Succeeded by	Frank Pakenham
Home Secretary
In office 18 October 1964 – 23 December 1965
Prime Minister	Harold Wilson
Preceded by	Henry Brooke
Succeeded by	Roy Jenkins
Shadow Home Secretary
In office 15 February 1963 – 18 October 1964
Leader	Harold Wilson
Preceded by	George Brown
Succeeded by	Edward Boyle
Attorney-General for England
In office 24 April 1951 – 26 October 1951
Prime Minister	Clement Attlee
Preceded by	Sir Hartley Shawcross
Succeeded by	Sir Lionel Heald
Solicitor-General for England
In office 4 August 1945 – 24 April 1951
Prime Minister	Clement Attlee
Preceded by	Sir Walter Monckton
Succeeded by	Sir Lynn Ungoed-Thomas
Member of Parliament for Newport
In office 6 July 1956 – 10 March 1966
Preceded by	Peter Freeman
Succeeded by	Roy Hughes
Member of Parliament for Sheffield Neepsend
In office 5 April 1950 – 6 May 1955
Preceded by	Harry Morris
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Member of Parliament for Birkenhead East
In office 5 July 1945 – 3 February 1950
Preceded by	Henry Graham White
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished

Personal details
Born	Frank Soskice (1902-07-23)23 July 1902
Died	(1979-01-01)1 January 1979 (aged 76)
Nationality	British
Political party	Labour
Spouse	Susan Isabella Cloudsley Hunter
Relatives	David Soskice (son) Ford Madox Ford (uncle) Oliver Madox Hueffer (uncle) Ford Madox Brown (great-grandfather) Catherine Madox Brown (grandmother) Francis Hueffer (grandfather) Lucy Madox Brown (half-great-aunt) William Michael Rossetti (great-uncle)
Alma mater	Balliol College, Oxford