Christopher Slade
Sir Christopher John Slade was a British judge who served as a Lord [Justice of Appeal] of England and Wales from 1982 to 1991.
Biography
The eldest son of George Penkivil Slade and Mary Carnegie, he had two younger brothers, Julian and Adrian, as well as a sister, Pauline.Slade was educated at Eton before going up to New College, Oxford, where he was awarded the Eldon Scholarship. Taking silk in 1965, he served as Master of the Ironmongers' Company, before being sworn of the Privy Council in 1982.
Married in 1958 to Jane Buckley, daughter of the Rt Hon. Sir Denys Buckley, Sir Christopher and Lady Slade had four children, Lucinda now Tite, Victoria now Henderson-Cleland, Richard and Amelia now Jackson.
Sir Christopher Slade died on 7 February 2022, at the age of 94.