David Maxwell Fyfe
British politician (1900-1967)
- Born: 1900-05-29 (Edinburgh)
- Died: 1967-01-27 (Withyham)
- Country of citizenship: United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (end cause: Royal and Parliamentary Titles Act 1927; until: 1927-04-12)
- Occupation: barrister; judge; politician
- Member of political party: Conservative Party
- Member of: Gray's Inn; Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
- Military branch: British Army
- Position held: Attorney General for England and Wales (period: 1945-05-25 through 1945-07-26; replaced by: Hartley Shawcross; replaces: Donald Somervell, Baron Somervell of Harrow); Home Secretary (period: 1951-10-27 through 1954-10-19; replaced by: Gwilym Lloyd George, 1st Viscount Tenby; replaces: James Chuter Ede); Lord Chancellor (period: 1954-10-18 through 1962-07-13; replaced by: Reginald Manningham-Buller, 1st Viscount Dilhorne; replaces: Gavin Simonds, 1st Viscount Simonds); Member of the 36th Parliament of the United Kingdom (elected in: UK Parliamentary by-election; electoral district: Liverpool West Derby; end cause: dissolution of parliament; parliamentary group: Conservative Party; parliamentary term: 36th Parliament of the United Kingdom; period: 1935-07-06 through 1935-10-25); Member of the 37th Parliament of the United Kingdom (elected in: 1935 United Kingdom general election; electoral district: Liverpool West Derby; end cause: dissolution of parliament; parliamentary group: Conservative Party; parliamentary term: 37th Parliament of the United Kingdom; period: 1935-11-14 through 1945-06-15); Member of the 38th Parliament of the United Kingdom (elected in: 1945 United Kingdom general election; electoral district: Liverpool West Derby; end cause: dissolution of parliament; parliamentary group: Conservative Party; parliamentary term: 38th Parliament of the United Kingdom; period: 1945-07-05 through 1950-02-03); Member of the 39th Parliament of the United Kingdom (elected in: 1950 United Kingdom general election; electoral district: Liverpool West Derby; end cause: dissolution of parliament; parliamentary group: Conservative Party; parliamentary term: 39th Parliament of the United Kingdom; period: 1950-02-23 through 1951-10-05); Member of the 40th Parliament of the United Kingdom (elected in: 1951 United Kingdom general election; electoral district: Liverpool West Derby; end cause: elevation to the House of Lords; parliamentary group: Conservative Party; parliamentary term: 40th Parliament of the United Kingdom; period: 1951-10-25 through 1954-10-19); Member of the House of Lords (end cause: death in office; period: 1954-10-19 through 1967-01-27); Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom; Representative of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (period: 1949-08-13 through 1952-05-26; represents: United Kingdom); Secretary of State for Wales (period: 1951-10-28 through 1954-10-18; replaced by: Gwilym Lloyd George, 1st Viscount Tenby); Solicitor General for England and Wales (period: 1942-03-04 through 1945-05-25; replaced by: Walter Monckton, 1st Viscount Monckton of Brenchley; replaces: William Jowitt, 1st Earl Jowitt)
- Educated at: Balliol College; George Watson's College
- Spouse: Sylvia Sackville, Countess De La Warr (period: 1925-01-01 through 1967-01-27)
- VIAF ID: https://viaf.org/viaf/15707234
- ISNI: https://isni.org/isni/0000000078675025
- WorldCat Identities ID: https://worldcat.org/identities/lccn-no2010001625
- Library of Congress authority ID: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2010001625