| 词条 | Hugh Emlyn-Jones |
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His Honour Hugh Emlyn-Jones JP (1902 – 9 June 1970), was a British Judge and briefly a Liberal Party politician. BackgroundEmlyn Jones was the son of Evan and Ellen Jones of Newton-le-Willows, St Helens. He was educated at Manchester Grammar School and Manchester University where he won a First Class Honors in Law, after winning a Dauntesey University Legal Scholarship. He won the Vice-Chancellor of Lancaster’s Prize and John Peacock Prize. He married, in 1938, Morfudd Davies of Cardiff. They had one son.[1] PoliticsAt the age of 27 Emlyn Jones was Liberal candidate for the Chorley Division of Lancashire at the 1929 General Election; {{Election box begin ||title=General Election 1929: Chorley[2] Electorate 50,735}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party = Unionist Party (UK) |candidate = Douglas Hewitt Hacking |votes = 19,728 |percentage = 45.6 |change = }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = William Taylor |votes = 18,369 |percentage = 42.4 |change = }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate = Hugh Emlyn Jones |votes = 5,207 |percentage = 12.0 |change = }}{{Election box majority| |votes = 1,359 |percentage = 3.1 |change = }}{{Election box turnout| |votes = 43,304 |percentage = |change = }}{{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Unionist Party (UK) |swing = }}{{Election box end}} He did not stand for parliament again.[3] Professional careerEmlyn-Jones started practicing law as a solicitor in Manchester. For 5 years he gave his services voluntarily as a Poor Man's Lawyer.[4] He was Called to the bar, Middle Temple in 1930 and practised on the Wales and Chester Circuit and in London. He was Standing Counsel for the Post Office on Circuit. He served in the RAF in the War of 1939–45, firstly as an Intelligence Officer with 604 Squadron and later on the Air Staff as an acting Wing Commander. He was made an Honorary Squadron Leader in the RAF. After the war he became a Judge of the County Courts, on Circuit No. 7 (Birkenhead, Chester, etc.) from 1950–65. He also served as a Justice of the peace.[5] External links
References1. ^‘EMLYN-JONES, His Honour Hugh’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2007; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012 ; online edn, Nov 2012 accessed 6 April 2014 {{DEFAULTSORT:EMLYN-JONES, Hugh}}2. ^British parliamentary election results 1918-1949, Craig, F.W.S. 3. ^British parliamentary election results 1918-1949, Craig, F.W.S. 4. ^The Times House of Commons, 1929 5. ^‘EMLYN-JONES, His Honour Hugh’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2007; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012 ; online edn, Nov 2012 accessed 6 April 2014 4 : 1902 births|1970 deaths|Liberal Party (UK) politicians|Alumni of the University of Manchester |
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