Vincent Lloyd-Jones

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Sir "Harry" Vincent Lloyd-Jones (born October 16, 1901 , † September 23, 1986 ) was a Welsh attorney who was appointed a judge at the High Court .

biography

Lloyd-Jones grew up in Llangeitho, Ceredigion . His father was a grocer, he had two brothers, one of whom, Harold, died during the Spanish flu in 1918. His brother Martyn was the famous evangelical preacher. Vincent Lloyd-Jones studied at St Marylebone Grammar School , University College London and Jesus College (Oxford) . He was an exhibitioner at Oxford and obtained BA degrees in English (1923) and law (1924). He was also president of the Oxford Union Society in the summer semester of 1925 . He was appointed to the bar by the Inner Temple Bar Association in 1926 and practiced on the Wales and Chester Circuit . In 1949 he became a crown attorney . Other offices were the Recorder of Chester (1952-58) and Cardiff (1958-60).

Lloyd-Jones was appointed to the High Court Judge on January 11, 1960. There he was assigned to the Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division . Simultaneously with this appointment he received the customary knighthood . In 1960 he became an honorary fellow at Jesus College and in 1962 at University College London. He retired in 1972 and died in 1986.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Philip H. Eveson: Travel With Martyn Lloyd-Jones . Day One Christian Ministries, 2004, pp. 7-8.
  2. ↑ a b LLOYD-JONES, Sir (Harry) Vincent (1901-1986) . In: Who Was Who (online edition, subscription access) . A&C Black Ltd. January 2007. Retrieved March 16, 2008.
  3. ↑ London Gazette . No. 38595, HMSO, London, April 26, 1949, p. 2051 ( PDF , accessed March 16, 2008, English).
  4. ↑ London Gazette . No. 39711, HMSO, London, December 5, 1952, p. 6416 ( PDF , accessed March 16, 2008, English).
  5. ↑ London Gazette . No. 41319, HMSO, London, February 21, 1958, p. 1195 ( PDF , accessed March 16, 2008, English).
  6. ↑ London Gazette . No. 41927, HMSO, London, January 12, 1960, p. 339 ( PDF , accessed March 16, 2008, English).
  7. ↑ London Gazette . No. 41940, HMSO, London, January 26, 1960, p. 703 ( PDF , accessed March 16, 2008, English).
personal data
SURNAME Lloyd-Jones, Vincent
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Lloyd-Jones, Harry (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Welsh judge
DATE OF BIRTH October 16, 1901
PLACE OF BIRTH Cardiff
DATE OF DEATH September 23, 1986