Denis Nowell Pritt
| Denis Nowell Pritt | |
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Pritt acting as a foreign observer at the trial in absentia of Hans Globke, East Germany 1963
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| Member of Parliament for Hammersmith North |
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In office 14 November 1935 – 23 February 1950 |
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| Preceded by | Fielding Reginald West |
| Succeeded by | Frank Tomney |
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22 September 1887 Harlesden, Middlesex |
| Died | 23 May 1972 (aged 84) Pamber Heath, Hampshire |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour (1918-1940) |
| Other political affiliations |
Labour Independent Group |
| Alma mater | University of London |
| Profession | Barrister |
Denis Nowell Pritt (22 September 1887 – 23 May 1972) was a British barrister and Labour Party politician. Born in Harlesden, Middlesex, he was educated at Winchester College and University of London.
A member of the Labour Party from 1918, he was a defender of the Soviet Union. In 1932, as part of G. D. H. Cole's New Fabian Research Bureau's 'expert commission of enquiry', he visited the Soviet Union, and, according to Margaret Cole, "the eminent KC swallowed it all". Pritt was expelled from the Labour Party in 1940 following his support of the Soviet invasion of Finland.
Pritt was characterised by George Orwell as "perhaps the most effective pro-Soviet publicist in this country".
Denis Nowell Pritt was born 22 September 1887 in London, the son of a metal merchant.
Pritt was educated at Winchester College, which he left after four years so as to relocate to Geneva in order to learn French, with a view to joining his father's company. Following his time in Switzerland, Pritt moved again to expand his linguistic knowledge, working in a bank in A Coruña, Spain, and mastering his knowledge of Spanish. Pritt also added German to his repertoire of languages in subsequent years.
Pritt began to study law in 1909, obtaining a law degree from University of London in 1910. He began his legal practice as a specialist in workmen's compensation cases.
He married in July 1914, on the eve of World War I. During the war he joined the postal censorship department in the British War Office.
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