John Donaldson, Baron Donaldson of Lymington, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John Donaldson, Baron Donaldson of Lymington

British judge

Date of Birth: 06-Oct-1920

Place of Birth: Westminster, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 31-Aug-2005

Profession: judge, politician

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Libra

John Francis Donaldson, Baron Donaldson of Lymington, (6 October 1920 – 31 August 2005) was a senior British judge who served as Master of the Rolls for ten years, from 1982-92.
He is best known in some circles for his role as presiding judge in the infamous Guildford Four miscarriage of justice, especially his closing remarks where he regretted his inability to hang those wrongly convicted.