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George Carman
QC
Born
George Alfred Carman

(1929-10-06)6 October 1929
Blackpool, Lancashire, England
Died2 January 2001(2001-01-02) (aged 71)
London, England
NationalityBritish
Other names"Gorgeous George"
"Killer Carman"[1]
Alma materBalliol College
University of Oxford
OccupationBarrister
Spouse(s)Ursula Groves (1955–1960)
Cecilia Sparrow (1960–1976)
Frances Venning (1976–1984)
ChildrenDominic Carman

George Alfred Carman, QC (6 October 1929 – 2 January 2001) was an English leading barrister during the 1980s and 1990s. In 1979, he successfully defended the former Liberal leader Jeremy Thorpe after he was charged with conspiracy to murder. Carman had been appointed as a Queen's Counsel (QC) eight years previously. He later appeared in a series of widely publicised criminal cases and libel cases.

  1. ^ "George Carman". The Guardian. 2 January 2001. Retrieved 30 June 2018.

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