Elwyn Jones, Baron Elwyn-Jones
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| The Right Honourable The Lord Elwyn-Jones CH, PC |
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| In office 5 March 1974 – 4 May 1979 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Harold Wilson James Callaghan |
| Preceded by | The Lord Hailsham of St Marylebone |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Hailsham of St Marylebone |
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| Born | 24 October 1909 Llanelli, Carmarthenshire |
| Died | 4 December 1989 |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | University of Wales, Aberystwyth Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge |
Frederick Elwyn Elwyn-Jones, Baron Elwyn-Jones CH, PC (24 October 1909–4 December 1989) was a British barrister and Labour politician.
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[edit] Background and education
Elwyn-Jones was born in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, read history for one year at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, and then at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. He spent time in Germany in the 1930s as a young man.
[edit] Legal career
Elwyn-Jones 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 and led for the prosecution (Leading Prosecutor) at the Hamburg trial of Marshal Erich von Manstein in 1948.
[edit] Political career
At the 1945 general election, Elwyn-Jones 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 by Harold Wilson, a post he held until 1970. During this time, he led the prosecution of the Moors murderers, Ian Brady and Myra Hindley. 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. 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.
[edit] Personal life
Lord Elwyn-Jones died in December 1989, aged 80.
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- The Times House of Commons 1945. 1945.
- The Times House of Commons 1950. 1950.
- The Times House of Commons 1955. 1955.
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Will Thorne |
Member of Parliament for Plaistow 1945–1950 |
Succeeded by (constituency abolished) |
| Preceded by (new constituency) |
Member of Parliament for West Ham South 1950–Feb 1974 |
Succeeded by (constituency abolished) |
| Preceded by (new constituency) |
Member of Parliament for Newham South Feb. 1974–May 1974 |
Succeeded by Nigel Spearing |
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| Preceded by John Hobson |
Attorney General 1964–1970 |
Succeeded by Sir Peter Rawlinson |
| Preceded by The Lord Hailsham of St Marylebone |
Lord Chancellor 1974–1979 |
Succeeded by The Lord Hailsham of St Marylebone |
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