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Wigglesworth, Walter Somerville (1906-1972), lawyer and benefactor of Magdalene College, Cambridge
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Description area
Dates of existence
1906-1972
History
Admitted to Magdalene in 1924.
He was a prominent figure in the legal and ecclesiastical fields. He served as Vicar General of the Province of York (1944-1972) and Dean of the Arches Court of Canterbury. He was also a Queen's Counsel (QC) and a leading ecclesiastical lawyer.
His bequest to Magdalene College, Cambridge, helped establish the Wigglesworth Law Library.