Sir Lord John Wolfenden
(1906-1985)
Knight Bachelor (from 1956) and 1st Baron Wolfenden (from 1974)
Commemorated on 1 plaque
John Wolfenden Kt (1906-1985), lived near here as a boy at 196 Alverthorpe Road. He became a distinguished figure nationally in education and administration and is most remembered for the 1957 'Wolfenden' Report.
196 Alverthorpe Road, Wakefield, United Kingdom where they lived