Hartley Shawcross
British politician (1902-2003)
- Born: 1902-02-04 (Giessen)
- Died: 2003-07-10 (Cowbeech Farmhouse)
- Country of citizenship: United Kingdom
- Occupation: autobiographer; barrister; businessperson; politician
- Member of political party: Labour Party (since: 1918-01-01)
- Member of: Gray's Inn
- Position held: Attorney General for England and Wales (period: 1945-08-04 through 1951-04-24; replaced by: Frank Soskice, Baron Stow Hill; replaces: David Maxwell Fyfe, 1st Earl of Kilmuir); Member of the 38th Parliament of the United Kingdom (elected in: 1945 United Kingdom general election; electoral district: St Helens; end cause: dissolution of parliament; parliamentary group: Labour Party; parliamentary term: 38th Parliament of the United Kingdom; period: 1945-07-05 through 1950-02-03); Member of the 39th Parliament of the United Kingdom (elected in: 1950 United Kingdom general election; electoral district: St Helens; end cause: dissolution of parliament; parliamentary group: Labour Party; parliamentary term: 39th Parliament of the United Kingdom; period: 1950-02-23 through 1951-10-05); Member of the 40th Parliament of the United Kingdom (elected in: 1951 United Kingdom general election; electoral district: St Helens; end cause: dissolution of parliament; parliamentary group: Labour Party; parliamentary term: 40th Parliament of the United Kingdom; period: 1951-10-25 through 1955-05-06); Member of the 41st Parliament of the United Kingdom (elected in: 1955 United Kingdom general election; electoral district: St Helens; end cause: resignation; parliamentary group: Labour Party; parliamentary term: 41st Parliament of the United Kingdom; period: 1955-05-26 through 1958-04-01); Member of the House of Lords (end cause: death in office; period: 1959-02-14 through 2003-07-10); Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom (since: 1946-01-01); President of the Board of Trade (period: 1951-04-24 through 1951-10-26; replaced by: Peter Thorneycroft, Baron Thorneycroft; replaces: Harold Wilson); Queen's Counsel (since: 1939-01-01)
- Educated at: Dulwich College; London School of Economics and Political Science; University of Geneva
- Spouse: Alberta Rosita Shyvers (series ordinal: 1; since: 1924-05-24); Joan Winifred Mather (series ordinal: 2; since: 1944-09-21); Susanne Monique Jansen (series ordinal: 3; since: 1997-04-18)
- VIAF ID: https://viaf.org/viaf/23332307
- ISNI: https://isni.org/isni/0000000114396075
- WorldCat Identities ID: https://worldcat.org/identities/lccn-no96011123
- Library of Congress authority ID: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no96011123