8 6 2 ▁– ▁ 3 1 ▁December ▁ 1 9 5 7 ) ▁was ▁an ▁English ▁lawyer ▁and ▁the ▁Director ▁of ▁Public ▁Pro sec utions ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 0 . ▁He ▁particularly ▁took ▁a ▁stand ▁against ▁the ▁publication ▁of ▁what ▁he ▁saw ▁as ▁' ob scene ' ▁literature . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁Bod kin ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁St ▁P anc ras , ▁M idd les ex , ▁into ▁a ▁noted ▁legal ▁family , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁William ▁Peter ▁Bod kin ▁and ▁Elizabeth ▁C low ser , ▁and ▁grand son ▁of ▁judge ▁and ▁politician ▁Sir ▁William ▁Henry ▁Bod kin . ▁His ▁father ▁succeeded ▁his ▁own ▁father ▁as ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁old ▁M idd les ex ▁S essions ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁High gate ▁Ben ch . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁nep hew ▁of ▁Sir ▁Harry ▁Bod kin ▁Poland , ▁" the ▁greatest ▁criminal ▁lawyer ▁of ▁his ▁day ." ▁He ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁Ch ol me ley ▁School ▁in ▁High gate . ▁▁ ▁After ▁comple ting ▁his ▁school ing , ▁it ▁was ▁originally ▁intended ▁that ▁he ▁should ▁join ▁his ▁brother ▁on ▁a ▁South ▁African ▁farm ; ▁to ▁this ▁end , ▁he ▁spent ▁a ▁year ▁working ▁on ▁a ▁farm ▁near ▁Bar ns ley . ▁However , ▁he ▁had ▁already ▁expressed ▁a ▁wish ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁bar r ister , ▁and ▁so ▁when ▁the ▁South ▁African ▁idea ▁could ▁not ▁be ▁organ ised , ▁he ▁entered ▁the ▁Inner ▁Temple , ▁and ▁was ▁called ▁to ▁the ▁Bar ▁in ▁