The Lord Silkin of Dulwich | |
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| Shadow Attorney General | |
| In office 4 May 1979 – 14 July 1979 | |
| Leader | James Callaghan |
| Preceded by | Michael Havers |
| Succeeded by | John Morris |
| In office 5 March 1974 – 4 May 1979 | |
| Prime Minister | |
| Preceded by | Peter Rawlinson |
| Succeeded by | Michael Havers |
| Member of Parliament for Dulwich | |
| In office 15 October 1964 – 13 May 1983 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Jenkins |
| Succeeded by | Gerald Bowden |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Samuel Charles Silkin 6 March 1918 Neath, Wales |
| Died | 17 August 1988 (aged 70) Oxford, England |
| Political party | Labour |
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| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | Trinity Hall, Cambridge |
Samuel Charles Silkin, Baron Silkin of Dulwich, PC, QC (6 March 1918 – 17 August 1988) was a British Labour Party politician and cricketer. He was the MP for Dulwich from 1964 to 1983, and served as Attorney General for England and Wales from 1974 to 1979.