Gershon Ellenbogen
Gershon Ellenbogen | |
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 Gershon Ellenbogen | |
| Born | Gershon Katzenellenbogen 7 January 1917 |
| Died | September 2003 |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Liverpool Collegiate School |
| Alma mater | King's College, Cambridge |
| Occupation | Barrister |
| Spouses |
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| Children | Kate Whiteman (with Eileen Alexander) |
| Relatives | Peter Whiteman (son-in-law) |
Gershon Ellenbogen (7 January 1917 – September 2003), was a British barrister, author and a Liberal Party politician. He was notable for his contribution to the well known and much used legal reference work the Constitutional Laws of Great Britain.
Early life[edit]
Ellenbogen was born Gershon Katzenellenbogen in Liverpool, the son of Max Katzenellenbogen and Gertrude Hamburg. He was educated at Liverpool Collegiate School and King's College, Cambridge, where he was a Foundation Scholar. He won a First Class in the Classical Tripos, then read Moral Sciences for two years and Law for one year.[1] While at Cambridge, he was a contemporary and friend of Alan Turing.[2]
His elder brother Basil was a physician and author, and his younger brother Raymond Ellenbogen was a dental surgeon.
Professional career[edit]
He served six years in the RAF as a Flight-Lieutenant in the Intelligence Branch, serving in Europe and the Middle East, being posted to Cairo in 1943.[3] He was called to the Bar. He was a Bacon scholar of Gray's Inn, and a Barstow scholar of the Inns of Court. He was an author and lecturer on legal matters, as well as a practising barrister on the Northern Circuit.[4] He wrote English Arbitration Practice and co-authored Questions and Answers on Constitutional Law and Legal History in 1950. In 1952, following an invitation from Owen Hood Phillips, he undertook a major revision of Chalmers and Hood Phillips Constitutional Laws of Great Britain.[5] The reference work was widely regarded as the fullest modern exposition of the law on this subject.[6] He was a frequent contributor to The Times, writing on legal matters.[7]
Political career[edit]
He was Liberal candidate for the new Southgate division of Middlesex at the 1950 General Election, finishing third;[8]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Arthur Beverley Baxter | 30,302 | 61.1 | n/a | |
| Labour | Miss Vera Dart | 11,023 | 22.2 | n/a | |
| Liberal | Gershon Ellenbogen | 8,286 | 16.7 | n/a | |
| Majority | 19,279 | 38.9 | n/a | ||
| Turnout | 86.4 | n/a | |||
| Conservative win | |||||
He did not stand for parliament again.[9]
Personal life[edit]
In 1944 he married Eileen Alexander. They had one daughter, who as Kate Whiteman, became well known as a food writer. His wife died in 1986 and in 1993 he married Myrtle Ruth Franklin (born Myrtle Ruth Sebag-Montefiore), who had been married to David Ellis Franklin (son of Ellis Arthur Franklin) until his death in 1986.
References[edit]
- ^ Who's Who of 475 Liberal Candidates fighting the 1950 General Election
- ^ Enigma: The Battle For The Code by Hugh Sebag-Montefiore
- ^ Who's Who of 475 Liberal Candidates fighting the 1950 General Election
- ^ The Times House of Commons, 1950
- ^ JSTOR, The Modern Law Review, 1958
- ^ L. Neville Brown, 'Phillips, Owen Hood (1907–1986)', rev. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 24 Jan 2015
- ^ The Times Digital Archive
- ^ Who's Who of 475 Liberal Candidates fighting the 1950 General Election
- ^ British parliamentary election results 1950-1973, Craig, F.W.S.
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