Willoughby Jardine
His Honour Willoughby Jardine KC (29 October 1879 – 15 October 1945), was a British Judge and Liberal Party politician.
Background[]
Jardine was born the eldest son of James Jardine, KC. He was educated at Eton School and King's College, Cambridge. In 1910 he married Lettice Joyce Sutton. They had three sons and one daughter.[1] One of his sons was senior civil servant Christopher Willoughby Jardine.[2]
Professional career[]
Jardine was appointed as a King's Counsel in 1927. He served as Solicitor-General of the County Palatine of Durham, from 1932–39 and Attorney-General of the County Palatine of Durham, from 1939–40. He was a Judge of Bow County Courts from 1940-45.[3]
Political career[]
Jardine was Liberal candidate for the Whitby division of the North Riding of Yorkshire at the January 1910 General Election. He was Liberal candidate for the Maldon division of Essex at the December 1910 General Election. He did not stand for parliament again.[4]
Electoral record[]
| General Election January 1910[5] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Gervase Beckett | 5,161 | 52.9 | +2.5 | |
| Liberal | James Jardine | 4,602 | 47.1 | -2.5 | |
| Majority | 559 | 5.8 | +5.0 | ||
| Turnout | 9,763 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +2.5 | |||
| General Election, December 1910: Maldon | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | James Fortescue Flannery | 5,386 | 53.4 | -0.7 | |
| Liberal | James Jardine | 4,693 | 46.6 | +0.7 | |
| Majority | 693 | 6.8 | -1.4 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -0.7 | |||
References[]
- ↑ ‘JARDINE, His Honour Judge James Willoughby’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2016; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014 ; online edn, April 2014 accessed 17 Oct 2016
- ↑ ‘JARDINE, Christopher Willoughby’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2016; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014 ; online edn, April 2014 accessed 17 Oct 2016
- ↑ ‘JARDINE, His Honour Judge James Willoughby’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2016; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014 ; online edn, April 2014 accessed 17 Oct 2016
- ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
- ↑ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916
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