of Wales. In 1992, he retired as senior partner of Mishcon de Reya, but remained a consultant. In the same year, he became the first practising solicitor to be made an honorary Queen's Counsel, on the recommendation of the Lord Chancellor, Lord Mackay of Clashfern. In 1994 he was made an Honorary Member of the Law Society for life "in recognition of his distinguished career as a solicitor and his considerable contribution to many areas of public life particularly in local government in London and in parliament". Other activities Mishcon was a board member of the Royal National Theatre 1965–90 and the South Bank Centre 1966–67. He served as Vice-President of the Board of Deputies of British Jews 1967–73 and Vice-Chair of the Council of Christians and Jews 1976–77. He was chairman of the Institute of Jewish Studies, University College, London, and the honorary president of the British Technion Society. He was a governor of Technion, Israel, president of the Association of Jewish Youth and of the British Council and the Shaare Zedek Hospital, Jerusalem. He was awarded the Star of Ethiopia in 1954 and the Star of Jordan in 1995 for his work in the Middle East peace process. Between 1984 and 1990 he had acted as a secret intermediary in negotiations between King Hussein of Jordan and the Israeli foreign minister Shimon Peres, offering the use of his country house. Family Lord Mishcon was married four times. His second marriage, to Beryl Honor Posnansky, produced two sons, Peter and Russell and a daughter, Jane. He married his fourth wife, Joan Estelle Conrad, in 1976; the marriage was dissolved in 2001. In 2006, he died at his home in Bayswater, London. Arms References External links Biography at Mishcon de Reya Obituary, The Telegraph, 30 January 2006 Obituary, The Times, 30 January 2006 1915 births 2006 deaths Academics of University College London British Army personnel of World War II Councillors in Greater London Deputy Lieutenants of Greater London English Jews English solicitors Jewish British politicians Labour Party (UK) life peers Members of London County Council Members of the Board of Deputies of British Jews Members of the Greater London Council People educated at the City of London School People from Brixton Honorary King's Counsel 20th-century English lawyers Life peers created by Elizabeth II