Education
During his career he attended King George VI and later Harold Macmillan.
Surgeon Member of the House of Lords
During his career he attended King George VI and later Harold Macmillan.
He trained at, and later worked for Street Thomas" Hospital. He was particularly proud of his role as chairman of the Joint Consultants" Committee from 1967 to 1972. He represented the Jewish Community Center on the so-called Cogwheel Working Party (First Report of the Joint Working Party on the Organisation of Medical Work in Hospitals, 1967).
He was Knighted in 1960, created a Baronet "of Ecclesall in the West Riding of Yorkshire" on 20 November 1963.
On 2 February 1979 Sir John was created a life peer taking the title Baron Richardson, of Lee in the County of Devon.