Hubert Bayley Drysdale Woodcock, QC, FLS (born 1867 in

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; died 12 February 1957 at Jayne's Court, Bisley, Gloucestershire), known as Judge Woodcock, was a British jurist and amateur

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. He wrote and illustrated standard books and articles on

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, which he studied and cultivated at his estate at Lypiatt Park in the

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. His two principal works are (with

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) ''Lilies of the World: Their Cultivation and Classification'' (London: Country Life, 1950) and (with J. Coutts) ''Lilies: their culture and management: including a complete descriptive list of species'' (London and New York, 1935). Professionally, he was a

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of the

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; KC 1923; a judge of the County Courts from 1920 to 1940; and a member of the

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Royal Commission of 1909. A

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in politics, he contested a number of Parliamentary seats on behalf of the Party 1910-18 without success. He was the son of Thomas Woodcock, of Antigua, a British colonial administrator and Queen's Advocate of the

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. In 1891 he married Charlotte, daughter of George Boyce Gwyn, of

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, by whom he had one son and two daughters.

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1867 births 1957 deaths English people of Antigua and Barbuda descent English botanists People educated at the City of London School People educated at Eastbourne College 20th-century English judges People from Bisley, Gloucestershire Liberal Party (UK) parliamentary candidates County Court judges (England and Wales) People from the British West Indies English King's Counsel 20th-century King's Counsel Fellows of the Linnean Society of London Members of the Middle Temple {{UK-botanist-stub