Overview
His Honour James Booth (3 May 1914 – 31 August 2000) was a British judge and a Liberal Party politician.
Background
Booth was a son of James (proprietor of James Booth (Bolton) salt merchantylvias) and Agnes Booth. He was educated at Bolton School, Bolton, Lancashire and Manchester University, where he received a Bachelor of Law with Honours. In 1954 he married Joyce Doreen Mather. They had two sons and a daughter.
Professional career
Booth qualified as a barrister and in 1936 he was call to the bar at Gray's Inn, making him Britain's youngest barrister. In 1939 he became town clerk of Ossett.
World War Two
In 1941 Booth joined the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve as a Flight lieutenant. He served in Northern Ireland and Iceland.
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