| The Right Honourable The Lord Elwyn-Jones CH PC | |
|---|---|
| |
| Shadow Lord Chancellor | |
In office 2 October 1983 – 9 January 1989 | |
| Leader | Neil Kinnock |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Mishcon |
| Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain | |
In office 5 March 1974 – 4 May 1979 | |
| Prime Minister | Harold Wilson James Callaghan |
| Preceded by | The Lord Hailsham of St Marylebone |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Hailsham of St Marylebone |
| Attorney General for England and Wales | |
In office 16 October 1964 – 19 June 1970 | |
| Prime Minister | Harold Wilson |
| Preceded by | John Hobson |
| Succeeded by | Peter Rawlinson |
| Member of Parliament for Newham South | |
In office 28 February 1974 – 11 March 1974 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Nigel Spearing |
| Member of Parliament for West Ham South | |
In office 23 February 1950 – 28 February 1974 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Member of Parliament for Plaistow | |
In office 5 July 1945 – 23 February 1950 | |
| Preceded by | Will Thorne |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 October 1909 Llanelli, Wales, UK |
| Died | 4 December 1989 (aged 80) Brighton, England, UK |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse(s) | Pearl Binder (1937–1989) |
| Alma mater | Aberystwyth University Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge City Law School |
Frederick Elwyn Jones, Baron Elwyn-Jones, CH, PC (24 October 1909 – 4 December 1989), known as Elwyn Jones, was a Welsh barrister and Labour politician.
Background and education[]
Elwyn Jones was born in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, and read History for a year at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, and then at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. He spent time in Germany in the 1930s during his youth.
Legal career[]
He became a barrister and Recorder of Merthyr Tydfil. He was also a broadcaster and journalist. He served as junior British Counsel during the Nuremberg Trials,[1] and led for the prosecution (Leading Prosecutor) at the Hamburg trial of Marshal Erich von Manstein in 1948.
In 1966, he led the prosecution of the Moors murderers, Ian Brady and Myra Hindley.
Political career[]
At the 1945 general election, he was elected as Labour Member of Parliament for Plaistow, east London. In 1950, he became MP for West Ham South, serving until 1974. In 1964, Elwyn Jones was sworn of the Privy Council and appointed Attorney General (receiving the customary knighthood[2]) by Harold Wilson, a post he held until 1970.
In February 1974, he was once again elected to Parliament, now for Newham South, but left the House of Commons soon afterwards when he was made a life peer, as Baron Elwyn-Jones, of Llanelli in the County of Carmarthen and of Newham in Greater London.[3] He then served as Lord Chancellor from 1974 to 1979, under Harold Wilson and James Callaghan. In 1976 he was made a Companion of Honour.[4]
Personal life[]
In 1937, Elwyn Jones married Pearl "Polly" Binder, an artist from Manchester. They had three children: Josephine, Lou and Dan. Josephine became a researcher on Jacob Bronowski's TV series The Ascent of Man and married Francis Gladstone (a relative of Prime Minister William Gladstone).
Elwyn Jones's brother, Idris (1900–1971), was captain of the Wales rugby union team in 1925, and was an industrial chemist who became Director General of Research Development for the National Coal Board.[5][6]
Lord Elwyn-Jones died in December 1989, aged 80.[citation needed]
Styles of address[]
- 1909-1945: Mr Elwyn Jones
- 1945-1964: Mr Elwyn Jones MP
- 1963-1974: The Rt Hon. Sir Elwyn Jones MP
- 1974-1976: The Rt Hon. The Lord Elwyn-Jones PC
- 1976-1989: The Rt Hon. The Lord Elwyn-Jones CH PC
References[]
- ↑ The Trial of German War Criminals, Part I. His Majesty's Stationery Office. 1946. p. vii.
- ↑ "No. 43498". 24 November 1964. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/43498/page/
- ↑ "No. 46236". 14 March 1974. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/46236/page/
- ↑ "No. 46916". 1 June 1976. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/46916/page/
- ↑ James, Mary Auronwy. "JONES, WALTER IDRIS (1900-1971)". National Library of Wales. http://yba.llgc.org.uk/en/s8-JONE-IDR-1900.html. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ↑ "Wales' rugby captains". BBC. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/welsh/7090659.stm. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
Further reading[]
- The Times House of Commons 1945. 1945.
- The Times House of Commons 1950. 1950.
- The Times House of Commons 1955. 1955.
External links[]
- Elwyn Jones, Baron Elwyn-Jones at Find a Grave
- Portraits of Elwyn Jones at the National Portrait Gallery, London
- Llanelli Community Heritage Elwyn-Jones Blue Plaque
- Lord Elwyn-Jones' appearance on Desert Island Discs
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