Walter Phillimore, 1st Baron Phillimore

In 1883 he was given a patent of precedence (the last ever granted) giving him the same privileges as a Queen's Counsel, though he was never appointed a QC.[2] In 1913, he was admitted to the Privy Council and on 2 July 1918 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Phillimore, of Shiplake in the County of Oxford.[3] In 1918 he chaired the Phillimore Committee, appointed by the British government to report on proposals for a League of Nations.The committee was established in January 1918 after being suggested to Arthur Balfour by Lord Robert Cecil.[4] Lord Phillimore died in London in March 1929, aged 83, and was succeeded in his titles by his son Godfrey.
Courtroom sketch of Lord Phillimore presiding at the Old Bailey
Memorial to Phillimore and his wife Agnes in St Mary Abbots , Kensington
The Right HonourableLord Justice of AppealJustice of the High CourtAlma materChrist Church, OxfordlawyerSir Robert Phillimore, 1st BaronetEvelyn Denison, 1st Viscount OssingtonEdward DenisonWestminster SchoolFirstsOxford UnionVinerian ScholarshipAll Souls College, Oxfordcalled to the barMiddle Templeecclesiastical lawyercommon lawritualistic controversiesHome Office BabyChancellorDiocese of Lincolnpatent of precedenceQueen's CounselPhillimore baronetcyHigh Court of JusticePrivy CouncilShiplakeCounty of OxfordPhillimore CommitteeLeague of NationsArthur BalfourLord Robert CecilLondonGodfreyCourtroom sketchOld BaileySt Mary AbbotsThe London GazettePeerage of the United KingdomBaron PhillimoreGodfrey Walter PhillimoreBaronetage of the United KingdomRobert Joseph PhillimoreBaronet