Sir Anthony Nathaniel Stainton, KCB, QC (8 January 1913 – 7 November 1988) was a British lawyer and parliamentary draftsman.

Career

Born 8 January 1913 to Evelyn Stainton, Anthony Stainton was schooled at

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before going up to

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. Called to the

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in 1937 he practised at Chancery. During

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he served in the

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with the

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achieving the rank of

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. In 1943, he was called back from war service by the First Parliamentary Counsel who requested extra draftsmen for his

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to deal with wartime

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. He was made a Parliamentary Counsel in 1956, and then in 1972 became First Parliamentary Counsel, serving for four years until retirement in 1976."Sir Anthony Stainton", ''

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'' (London), 12 November 1988, p. 12."Stainton, Sir Anthony (Nathaniel)"
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'' (online edition, Oxford University Press, December 2007). Retrieved 8 November 2018. During his time as a draftsman, he worked on many of the important fiscal acts of the post-war decades, skilfully dealing with the complexities of

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legislation; ''

'' described him as a "meticulous draftsman". He was appointed a Companion of the

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in the 1967 Birthday Honours and promoted to Knight Commander in 1974; the following year he

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and in 1984 became an honorary

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. Stainton enjoyed watching horse races and playing golf. He married twice, firstly to Barbara Russell, and then secondly to Rachel Frances (died 2009), daughter of Colonel Charles Edward Coghill, CMG; by his first wife he had three daughters.Death notice (online ref
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in ''

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'', 23 October 2009. Retrieved 8 November 2018. He died on 7 November 1988.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Stainton, Anthony 1913 births 1988 deaths 20th-century King's Counsel Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath English King's Counsel Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford People educated at Eton College Members of Lincoln's Inn 20th-century English lawyers First Parliamentary Counsel