Lawrence Fewty

Lawrence Milligan Fewty (1919-1989) was a Bancairn politician, lawyer and writer, member of the Liberal Democrats and Member of Government from 1962 to 1974. He was known for his witty writing and peculiar nature, as well as a very analytic mind.

Early life
Lawrence Fewty was born to Patrick Fewty, a Liberal Member of Parliament, and Laura Simmonds, the daughter of an industrialist. His middle name "Milligan" originates with "Milligan Pryce", the only Radical Prime Minister.

World War II
During World War II, many Cairns went to fight in Europe, and particularly France, under British command. Lawrence Fewty was amongst them, he reported, "as a visitor to the cradle of civilization, and occasional man-slaughterer". During the winter of 1942, he took part in an ambush on a German Panzer, and was wounded in the left arm. The same year, he returned to Bancairn received the Cross of Gallantry from Prime Minister Charles Tombany.

Studies and tribulations
In 1944, Fewty attended the Castleton Law School. Being not much of a learner, he dropped out of classes in 1948 and left on a ten-year-long voyage around the world, which led him to India, the United States, and Europe again. An account of his voyages can be found in Notes of a Wanderer, a book he wrote in 1960.

Political career
When he returned to Bancairn in 1958, Fewty joined the Liberal Democrats. He was elected Minister of Justice in 1962, shifted to the Ministry of Defence in 1965, and moved again to the Foreign Office in 1971. In 1974, the Liberal Democrats were ousted from power, and Fewty did not contest another election. He became chairman of the party the same year.

Retirement & death
In 1978, he retired completely from politics and led a quiet celibate in the Victoryshire countryside, where he wrote many books and poems. He died in 1989, the exact day that the Berlin Wall fell.

Literature
Lawrence Fewty wrote many books during his life. Here are some of the most famous.


 * Notes of a Wanderer, 1960: Fewty describes, with a strong humor, his tribulations during the war and his voyages around the world from 1948 to 1958.


 * How to reign over crime, 1973: A guide to the Bancairn judiciary system, and inside views of the Ministry of Justice.


 * Defence: Why and how, 1980: A guide to the Bancairn Defence and military institutions, as well as as an inside view of the Ministry of Defence.


 * 1980-1989 (with Peter Ablegam): A historical, social and economic account of the 1980s.